March 2026
Archive (3)
We paid off the house
The last $893 payment went out in March. The phone call, the paperwork that came after and the escrow surprise nobody mentions.
Do we still need life insurance with grown kids?
The term policy we bought in 2004 runs out in 2029. What it was for, what's changed and how we thought about letting it go or keeping it.
Going from four phone lines to two
With both kids on their own plans, we cut our phone bill from $140 to $70. The plan we left, the questions I asked and one surprise fee.