Travis KohnkeJun 6, 20201 min readDeath of Brand NamesGenerational attitudes and spending habits have become a sideline study for me. I am fascinated by the frugalness of Generation Z yet...
Travis KohnkeMay 4, 20202 min readCrashing Oil and May BudgetsI have been quite silent this past month. My day job is still in the oilfield and believe it or not, when the price of oil crashes, the...
Travis KohnkeApr 6, 20203 min readBudgeting For A QuarantineLike much of the world right now, we are in semi imposed self isolation to help flatten the curve. Now in case you were wondering, I'm...
Travis KohnkeMar 28, 20203 min readHusband VexationsMartha shakes her head at me a lot. I have a lot of endearing qualities that make her second guess living with me such as not being able...
Travis KohnkeMar 27, 20203 min readOur Financial Story Part 32016, though a dark year for the oilfield, was pretty positive for us in a number of ways. We were now 100% debt free having sold our...
Travis KohnkeMar 24, 20205 min readOur Financial Story Part 2: North DakotaA picture is worth a thousand words, so they say. Believe it or not, this picture sets the tone for what was the tail end of 2015 and...
Travis KohnkeMar 23, 20202 min readOur Financial Story Part 1Our Financial Story starts right at this picture. This was taken in the spring of 2008 in a house we rented in Hanford, California. I...