Outside the Rat Race

Have you ever wondered how to install a water back flow prevention valve? When my parents came to visit over Thanksgiving my dad helped Jess...

Jessi and I are currently in the middle of our garage adventure, and believe me, it's an adventure. So far we've only had to buy one...

For all of you worried sick about our Lego accident I thought I'd give a quick update. Tonight Jessi and I started a show on Fancast a...

This evening I was getting ready for a meeting with a tax consultant regarding our duplex. I was looking over documents and had asked Jessi ...

This last Saturday Jessi and I went to a Univera regional event. It's a ton of fun because we get to see many friends from across the co...

I recently had lunch with a new friend and the conversation quickly turned to one of my favorite topics: getting out of the rat race. I love...

Jessi and I were in high gear this weekend working on our new digs. It's a lot of work, but ultimately we're enjoying it. Here's...

Since last night was the first night we owned our first property we decided to have a simple dinner and spend the night there. Since I had j...

Jessi and I are officially investment property owners! We purchased a duplex in Albany Oregon and it is sweet. We will be living in one side...

This last week, you may [not] have noticed little - actually, zero - online activity from me. That's because I've been on a media fa...

On Saturday Jessi and I headed over to Newport to hang out on the beach. We set personal goals for each other at the beginning of summer and...

For the first time in recorded history and Parry and Furlo clan headed over to Oregon's coast for a good ol' fashioned camp out. For...

I just finished the book " Growing A Business " by Paul Hawken. I actually started it a year ago, but between audio books and onli...

I love puzzles and I love plants... I just scored three new Springbok puzzles today for only $4! Springbok are the best because the pieces ...

Yesterday I had the opportunity to volunteer with some other Univera associates in Portland. I spent three hours helping with the Potluck i...

So... I've wanted to write something for a while. I've actually tried on multiple occasions and for some reason I get stuck. I actua...

I am about 6 weeks into my marathon training schedule for the Portland Marathon on Oct. 4th and it is such a blast! I am one of those weird...

We've been learning a lot about trying to buy an investment property and I thought I'd share some of the things we've been learn...