Where to begin?

I grew up in Fort Collins, Colorado. Its about 60 miles north of Denver.  Nice quite little town that has been experiencing some growing pains over the last few years.  It has remained in the top 50 places to live for around 10 years and was listed as the number one place to live for a couple years running.

After high school, I had no idea what I wanted to do with my lie, so I joined the Navy.  I joined the service to help pay for my education.  I wanted to earn a degree and thought the best place to do that would be on a carrier.  I asked for a carrier out of Washington and ended up on a submarine in Georgia.  I’m sure someone got a good laugh out of that.  As it turned out, it was one of the best things that could have happened to me.  I served on the USS Louisiana SSBN 743.  The baby in the trident submarine fleet.  I had many roles aboard the ship.  My main three jobs included water chemist, radiation specialist, and mechanic.  To quote A Tale of Two Cities, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times”.   I had some of the toughest moments of my life and made some of the best friends of my life.  I literally trust my life with them and did so on 6 deterrent patrols.  If I had it to do all over again, I would in a heart beat.  I would only change one thing during that time, how I invest.

While I was serving I did very well saving money, earning a degree and putting myself on a path to success, or so I thought.  I was more then content to work for 30 years and retire.  It wasn’t until I got out and was working an engineering job in Sheridan, Wyoming that my eyes were opened.  I read Rich Dad, Poor Dad and have been on a collision course with success ever since.

Here I am today, I am a chemist at a coal plant here in Denver and I am doing my best to exit the rat race.  My goals are to start renting houses and work my way into multiplexes.  I also plan on tinkering with little pet projects of mine.  The first step in my goals required me to build some cash and credit.  To do so, I will be buying my first house.  Follow along with me if you will.