Paying the house off early

Paying Extra On The House

Moments ago I made the first large step towards accelerating our mortgage.  I transferred $5,000 to our loan, dropping our balance to below $100,000 and taking over 2 years off the back end of the mortgage.  I originally wanted to throw closer to $10,000 at the house, but fell short …

Can I borrow 20 Trillion?

You Can’t Legislate Prosperity

I say it all the time, “The Number 1 rule of economics is people respond to incentives.”  Anytime legislation is passed that requires employers to do something in regards to its employers the employers will find the least costly option available.  The law requiring companies to pay time and half …

Buying A House at 20

How To Buy A House At Age 20

Mrs C. and I bought our first home in August of 2006, 3 months after I turned 20.  At the time most people thought I was either lying about buying a house or was getting a really run down unliveable house, neither of these were the case.  I bought my …

Steam Generator Nozzle Dam Jumping

Last year I wrote an in depth article on my work at nuclear plants in the Ice Condenser systems,  I also work as a steam generator technician with most of my jobs being Nozzle Dam jobs. I have been asked by several people to describe what I do, which is …