We all know that life has stressors and pressures in the form of bills, spouses, children, commitments, household chores, and we haven’t even gotten into owning a business yet. More bills, employees, clients, materials, timelines, and whatever else comes your way. It gets old really quick, and it’s an ever-revolving door to meet all of these obligations over and over again. Then, there is the fact that everyone dreams of living stress-free and thinking it will be a much better fit for their life. I don’t know if that is the case. 

In April of 2022, I paid off the house my family has lived in since September 2009. Granted I got it very cheap considering the current market conditions but not as cheap as possible as I watched units go for $28,000 at auction in 2012. It was a great feeling though. We own our house outright. It is pure equity. No more stress from having to make a mortgage payment. On top of that the vehicles are owned outright, credit cards operate like debit cards in our home, and this made us 100% debt-free. What a relief!