Yesterday, Austin had a flight and I took the day off from van stuff, so today is build day #5. Van Maintenance This afternoon Austin did some maintenance on the van. Glow Plugs Austin wanted to put anti-seize on the
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Shiny New Headlights & a Cheap Inflatable Kayak [Day 4]
Thrift-Store Finds On our way to work on the van, we stopped at the Habitat for Humanity Re-Store. It’s basically a Goodwill for furniture. Austin wasn’t really into it, but we still dropped by and walked around. I spotted an
Saving 5% at Amazon & Lowering Our Auto Loan Rate [Day 3]
Money, Money, Money Today was an admin day focused around financial planning for the build. We of course already have our budget, but there were a few tasks that we needed to do to get the ball rolling so we
Tackling the Fix-It List & Planning $1000+ in Cash Back [Day 2]
The Fix-It List Hood Prop Austin tackled the fix-it list today. He straightened out the hood prop which was madly bent out of shape from someone closing it improperly with a ton of force. This involved taking out the headlight,
Want That Christmas Morning Feeling as an Adult? Buy a Van. [Day 1]
So excited we can’t sleep I opened my eyes and looked at the clock. 5:30. I rolled over and tried to go back to sleep. My brain is already racing with dreams and plans for the van. There’s so much
We Bought a Van!
Today – August 24, 2020 – we are officially owners of our first home! And by first home, I mean a 2010 Freightliner Sprinter 170” high top that we will convert into a campervan to live in full-time as we
We Found THE Van (1 month earlier than planned!)
The wrong one led to the right one We had a feeling that the orange Sprinter 144” for only $13,900 was too good to be true, but we just had to see it with our own eyes. On Saturday, we
Finding The Right Van Is Like Online Dating
Van Searching Is Basically Tinder As you may know, Austin and I met on Tinder. Back in those days, online dating was like a weekly ritual for me. I’d swipe around on the evenings when I was bored and see
Best Easy Ways to Earn Money Fast – How I’m making $100 Extra Per Week In Just 1 Hour
I’m challenging myself to make at least $100 per week in extra income. I want to do this in under 4 hours (so $25 per hour), but ideally just 1 hour ($100/hour!). Below I’m going to list out all the
Earn Extra Money: 9 Awesome Ideas You Can Use This Week!
Is your payday still a week away? Are you trying to figure out how to make money fast this week? Making more money is always a great idea, but finding the time to fit in a second job? Well, that’s