A blog about two DINKs trying to act like grown-ups. For some reason, we both want a goat. To get a goat, we need land and thus money. So with luck, someday, we'll have money and a goat.
Join us as we figure out how to:
- Really follow a budget. I spend more time balancing the checkbook than almost everyone I know, and can make very pretty spending analysis reports, but we still haven't been able to actually plan our spending.
- Figure out our investments. Both of us have investments and have been handling them for quite a long time, but we want to become more serious about it.
- Take care of our household. We bought a house in Fall 2007, and learning to take care of the yard, the house, the bugs, the bills, the taxes, and most of all the mortgage payment has been quite a challenge for us. We love to garden and cook, so those are two topics that come up often. Learning to be more frugal hasn't really been a choice for us with all the new financial responsibilities.
- Really plan for the future. We need wills, health care directives, living revocable trusts. We need to plan for the kind of life that we want to have.
If you need a name to call me, Thankful Doane will work. Thankful is a lady who lives wayyyyy up my family tree. For some reason, even with virtually no details about her day-to-day life, I have always been fascinated by her. And I'm very thankful for what I've been given by my parents and I'm thankful for the man I'm spending the rest of my life with, so that will have to do!
My husband and I live in Atlanta, Ga., and are straddling 30 years old, he's a bit over and I'm a bit under. We both work in media, and I have a journalism degree and several years experience writing and editing magazines.
I'm really just starting to develop the site, so I expect the design and set up to be pretty fluid and changing until I get in my groove. Enjoy the site and email me with any questions or suggestions!
SomedayAGoat [at] gmail [dot] com
Please note that I'm not a financial expert by any means. This blog is about my personal experiences and should NOT be construed as expert financial advice, always consult a professional!
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