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Vacation, Investing, Debt and Some Tips for Life

We’re in vacation mode… busy packing and ready to hit the road bright and early. Usually we fly, but this time we’re driving… we’ll see how 8 hours in the car goes with a 9 month old and 2 year old. Wish us luck - we might need it!
Once we get to our destination [...]


Vacation, Housing Projects, Saving up to Buy a Car, and More!

I love July! We almost always take a lot of vacation in July and this year is no exception! I’m off for 2+ weeks beginning Friday! We’ll be heading out of town next week and without internet access for part of the time. My personal focus for July: relaxation! What’s your Personal Focus for July?
In [...]


Selling Your Life, Careers, Housing, and More

I’m horrible at organization! I get motivated all the time and clean up all my to-do lists, email boxes and papers… then I fall back into the old trap. Marc came to my rescue with How To Get Things Done in 1 Minute. I’m going to try to completely empty my inbox every day… we’ll [...]


Gas Prices, Upcoming Business Launch, Crawling and More!

We’re celebrating! The second phase of our business recently got the approval to launch. Stay tuned… in the next week, I’ll tell you all about it! If you have kids, this is one that you won’t want to miss!
In other news at the Dupaix household this week, I bought my new car, we’re scheduled [...]


The Lake That Vanished, Flood Insurance, and Lots of Links

We don’t live anywhere near a flood plain; however, after this weekend, I’m tempted to get flood insurance. Nearby Lake Delton vanished in two hours! When the 267 acre lake drained it took several homes and a huge amount of tourism revenue with it.
It’s completely unbelievable! The homes were not in a flood plain [...]