Van life Stories

In February 2009, I lost my job in the home lending industry. Due to the recent passing of my dear Aunt Deb, however, my financial situation was not immediately dire. With banks and home prices both collapsing, I saw no point sitting around burning cash in search of a job that wouldn't materialize, resolving instead to slash my expenses and stretch Deb’s $23,000 lifetime savings into a lifetime experience honoring her mem...

Robert “Bo” Woods left his financial planner’s office with a huge smile on his face. Chris Brown just showed him that he had plenty of investments and income to retire and live the high life. Bo was only forty-five. Bo always marched to the beat of a different drum. While he starred in football and baseball, he was not one of the “kool kids” in high school. He never dressed in trendy clothes, preferring tie-dye shirts, Le...