Lately my thoughts have been very focused on the topics of property and finances since – in case you didn’t know – I’m in the process of purchasing a new home. Yes, that’s right, I’m moving to the South East side of town and the purchase process is already underway. I’m not sure when I’ll actually be moving since the home isn’t built yet, but my guess is probably next fall.

Now that you’re curious and expecting to read lots of details about this new adventure; I should warn you, I’m not going to blabber on and on about it – sorry (or... for some of you – you’re welcome).  I’ve never really been the type of person who enjoys talking about these types of details. As a side note, never ask me to show a photo album, imagine... - “here’s my family... me when I was a kid... and more recently... okay, the end”). So to be brief, I’ll be moving to a new development called Sycamore Canyon. It is located at the foothills by the “white spot” of the Santa Rita mountains. Since the community hasn’t been developed yet, I’m not really sure what it will look like, but the terrain is quite beautiful. I personally believe that the area will grow and appreciate faster than most other areas around Tucson (in the upcoming years), so the purchase decision (pertaining to the area) wasn’t that hard to make. I’ll also be living MUCH closer to work, so I can avoid the nightmare’ish traffic. Since most of my travels to church and events will be during non-rush-hours, I look forward to gaining many hours of productivity during the week. Anyhow, you might have to talk to Colleen if you want more of the fluff (girly) details ;)

In case you noticed, I didn’t mention anything about the topic of finance. So I wanted to take this opportunity to share some advice and some of my thoughts on this topic. I have a general philosophy that people should keep their finances to themselves unless the information is pertinent to make a good decision. For many people, one of the biggest common factors between themselves and everyone else is “money”. In other words, we’re all affected by it in one way or another, so financial topics can become very personal. For this reason, wisely choose who you discuss finances with, and more-so, consider who they might discuss your finances with. After you’ve considered this, reconsider it!  Even those who you most trust can hinder a financial decision just based on their expectations (or your perception of their expectations – i.e., the choice of turning down a better paying job for a job you enjoy more is much easier if you don’t have to factor everyone else’s financial expectations). On the other hand, sharing the right information with the right people at the right time can be very helpful to make the right decisions. the end