This blog is about our journey in creating passive income streams, being frugal, and living optimalistically—all for the purpose of having the freedom to raise our ideal family.

So many people out there feel trapped—they are stuck living an unfulfilling, commercially-sedated life. They are programmed by the media and advertisements to live a lifestyle of consumerism, where the flashiest and newest gadgets bring the most happiness, and where both parents have to work full-time (or overtime) in order to provide the best for their kids.

We're here to set you free from this constructed lie. Things don't bring happiness. Kids don't need the latest iPad, the newest mini-van, or the fanciest summer camps. What they really need are loving parents who have the time to be there for them.

So maybe you don't have kids. Why should you care about this blog? Well, we believe there are three stages to FamVesting:

Stage 1 is the growth stage. This is where you learn to become your own person. It is where you develop who you are and become the best possible version of yourself for your future spouse and family.

Stage 2 is where you enter into a committed relationship and really test yourself as an individual. You begin sharing your life with and cherishing another person. This individual will have grown up with a different set of parents, and therefore will have a different worldview, priorities and way of accepting love. This is where the work you've done in Stage 1 will either make or break you. Your relationship will thrive if you have crafted your individual character and if you go into this relationship desiring to unselfishly pour out everything you have to your mate.

Stage 3 is when things really get interesting. Once you have shared in the giving and receiving of love, you come together to create something truly remarkable - you create life. You grow from two people to a family. And now, instead of giving and receiving love, you are purely giving love 100% of the time. You are investing all of your being into your family.

Our Journey

This blog follows journey of discovering how to best invest in our families and attaining true and lasting happiness. We will show you how to create a culture of strong families that will become the key to achieving peace in the world, and how each FamVestor will be part of the foundation for this harmony.
So how are we investing in our family? My wife quit her job as an elementary art teacher so that she could stay home full-time with our son. But how can we survive in this economy with one income? Don’t you know how expensive kids are!? Because my wife and I were raised in frugal households, we know how to be smart with our money. More importantly, though, we also know that the best things in life are usually free.
Hiking, bike riding, board gaming, and camping are just a few of many low-cost, wholesome activities that we enjoy. These activities cost us next to nothing and bring us closer to nature, making us healthier and happier human beings. We find these activities to be much better alternatives to movies, theme-parks, and tourist-traps.

Reality

With college tuitions continuing to rise, we understand that parents today face serious financial concerns. For that reason we are here not only to discuss ways to work on your defensive finances (by saving, budgeting, and lowering your expenses), but also to increase your offensive finances (by increasing your paycheck, having side businesses, and creating passive income). You can do all of this without sacrificing time from your family. The key is to create passive income streams.

I've had many jobs in my life. When I was six years old I would go to work with my dad, a salesman, and demo his color-changing magic markers. I have also been a caddie, a dishwasher, a custodian, a cashier, a car-flipper, a machinist, and I shoveled driveways and mowed lawns!

Today, I am a mechanical engineer working for the Department of Defense. Each of my previous jobs required me to work hour for dollar—which is not the smartest way to use your time! That’s why I wised up and began to invest in passive income streams.

Freedom

My first step to freedom involved investing in real estate. In October of 2015, my wife and I bought our first piece of real estate - a Four Family Home which we owner-occupied. We receive monthly rental checks from three of the units. This covers all of our expenses and allows us to essentially live there for free. Our gross rental checks, which total $4400 every month, equate almost dollar for dollar with my wife's former teaching salary. We plan to buy another similar property soon. In the meantime, we've been diving into other passive income streams. We've recently discovered Amazon FBA(Fulfilled by Amazon), which gives us the opportunity to run a business through Amazon’s shipment centers. We began selling pacifiers a few months ago, and are already selling about 500 per month. The best part is that Amazon does all the work for us.

So are you ready to join us as we discover and unveil our true destinies and become FamVestors?

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Watch the Video below to get a better idea of what we are all about...