The start of the journey...

Hi everyone. Starting a blog about something that I actually know about - financial recovery. How do I know? Because I am currently doing it.

See, I made a mistake a few years ago when I got married. Before then, I was very good with making smart financial decisions. About 2 years into college I had achieved a credit score of 798! Woah! I was gonna be set when I graduated. Alas, that was not to be. My last year I met someone who would be my wife and the mother of my daughter. We struggled like all newlyweds do. I couldn't land a job in my field because she refused to move with me and I felt that my marriage was more important.

Anyways, our marriage was in shambles. We were both stressed balancing bills and juggling credit cards (taken out to get the kids clothes for school and food). I finally made a decision - November of 2013 - that would change my life for the better. I was making just above minimum wage, and juggling bills like someone in the circus. Had an apartment and 5 mouths to feed.

I left Oklahoma with roughly $60,000 in debt and moved to Wyoming to live with my parents and try the job market up there. Oil and Coal are huge employers. About a week after arriving and applying everywhere I got a call and offered a job as a Safety Director for a oil services company. This was the break I was needing and gave me faith and happiness because I kept trucking along.

After negotiating a salary and going over benefits I accepted. The salary was below the market up there but it was more than I've made and it was going to open doors. After I got the job, I saved up money and managed to get my family up there with me. We were finally going to make it.