Way back at the beginning of 2017, I started a blog called Debt Ascent to document the climb of my wife and I out of massive student loan debt and the beginning stages of our wealth accumulation with the long-term aspiration of achieving financial independence. I wanted to start a blog because I felt there […]
A Story and a Lesson
“I hope all is well. I’ve always thought much of you, therefore I’d like to share this. It is a story and a lesson.” A Story This was the start of a letter that I received from a friend that I had worked with and grown close to. A few years ago he changed jobs […]
I Wasn’t Planning on Breaking Down
Dusk was coming fast. The car had been towed away. Any battery life left on my phone had long been spent trying to convince Uber or Lyft that the middle of nowhere was a suitable pickup spot. No dice. So there I was, left standing on the side of the highway. You Can’t Plan for […]
September 2019 Net Worth
Welcome to our September 2019 net worth update. For those that are unfamiliar, we are a high-income couple working our way out of a mountain of student loan debt in pursuit of financial independence. In early 2014 we owed more than $500k in student loans and had a net worth of -$470k following graduate/professional school […]
August 2019 Net Worth
Welcome to our August 2019 net worth update. For those that are unfamiliar, we are a high-income couple working our way out of a mountain of student loan debt in pursuit of financial independence. In early 2014 we owed more than $500k in student loans and had a net worth of -$470k following graduate/professional school (Engineering and Dentistry). Since […]