ABOUT

I met my wife in 2013 at a bar in Chicago. She was French and I was American, our personalities were similar and but our views on life were different. She valued experiences and simplicity. I valued hard work and financial security.

We started to open up about our ideal future together and what we wanted. We soon realized that we were far apart on our dreams.

The critical thought that entered our head was, “how can we achieve our dreams sooner and not worry about money”.

The key is asking how.

I started to devour books on different real estate topics, read blogs about finance and listen to podcasts about those who have traveled the world.

In 2018, after seeing roughly 100 different rental properties and losing multiple offers, we purchased our first 3 unit rental property in Chicago which allowed us to rent out two units and live in the third unit. This eliminated our largest expense that we current had, which was rent.

Over the next 5 years, we began to focus on our growing our careers. Improving our skills, excelling at our jobs and strategically moving to higher paying roles every few years.

As we earned more income, we invested the surplus strictly into the stock market and self education.

In 2023, we welcome our son into our lives. Prior to his arrival, we purchased a second 3 unit rental property.

The two rental properties along with the surplus of investments allowed my wife to quit her job and help take care of our son full time. I left my job at the end of 2024.

We were able to create the life we wanted by being creative, patient, creative, due diligent all while going after what makes us the happiest.

None of this was easy but you have to choose your hard in life. Remember, easy choices lead to a hard life. Hard choices lead to an easy life.