LarryNut
12-10-2006, 04:30 PM
LHBA Members
Please allow me to introduce myself and join the family. My name is Larry. I have already spent many hours on the site reading but today I sent my money and registered for the Feb 17-18 class at which time I'll be going farther west and taking the longest plane ride that I've ever been. But I must say that I'm pumped and can't wait to get there!
I live in middle Tennessee (profile would not let me plug in location) and for as long as I can remember I've wanted to build a log home. After moving to the Nashville area I learned about and met Dave Ramsey. For those who are not familiar with him, you need to be. One of his many tag lines are "Welcome to the Dave Ramsey Show- where debt is dumb, cash is king, and the paid off home mortgage has taken the place of the bmw as the status symbol of choice!" My wifeand I got on the program and by changing our lifestyle and busting our butts have sold an investment property just to break even for the sole purpose of getting a mortgage off the books and also managed to pay off approx 20k in consumer debt in just over a year. My tuition for the class was paid for with a debit card from my checking account, not a credit card. I project that in a year from now I will owe no one anything except my mortgage.
I am not on Dave Ramsey's payroll and by no means is this post meant as a solicitation or commercial. What I'm getting to is that it is amazing how when you start doing things the right way, more doors start to open that you never knew were there before. I have been on log cabin sites hundreds of times in the past, but just recently found this one. And at the very top of the site the mission statement says that they want to show me how to build a log home and live debt free and avoid being trapped by a 30 year mortgage. As I read on I see "You can do it, you just have to get off your ass and make it happen!"
See what I mean? I'm in, I'm there, let's rock. I've been making it happen getting rid of all debt. Next is the mortgage. It's time. And by textbook, I will be taking the class 2 years (at most I hope) before I build, but definately before I start throwing money at it and make any mistakes.
Before my first post gets too long, let me just say thank you for allowing me to join LHBA, I'm happy to be here, and look forward to being able to share my progress with you. I will be one who will be posting a website full of pictures. It may take another year or so to break ground because I want to be debt free when I start and pay cash as I go. I look forward to meeting Steve, Ellsworth, and all of the other members who will be taking the class with me, along with as many of you as possible. I see jeffro is in my part of the country and would like to network with others in the TN area to trade stories, experiences, and progress with.
Thank you all for contributing your pictures, knowledge, and experiences to the forums. My years of wishing are over. I now have a road map to get r done. Next stop - Monroe, WA. Keep the coffee going, I'll be one of the sponges who stays late to get every bit of knowledge I can get. Let's rock. Daddy sees a new Stihl in his future.
Larry
Please allow me to introduce myself and join the family. My name is Larry. I have already spent many hours on the site reading but today I sent my money and registered for the Feb 17-18 class at which time I'll be going farther west and taking the longest plane ride that I've ever been. But I must say that I'm pumped and can't wait to get there!
I live in middle Tennessee (profile would not let me plug in location) and for as long as I can remember I've wanted to build a log home. After moving to the Nashville area I learned about and met Dave Ramsey. For those who are not familiar with him, you need to be. One of his many tag lines are "Welcome to the Dave Ramsey Show- where debt is dumb, cash is king, and the paid off home mortgage has taken the place of the bmw as the status symbol of choice!" My wifeand I got on the program and by changing our lifestyle and busting our butts have sold an investment property just to break even for the sole purpose of getting a mortgage off the books and also managed to pay off approx 20k in consumer debt in just over a year. My tuition for the class was paid for with a debit card from my checking account, not a credit card. I project that in a year from now I will owe no one anything except my mortgage.
I am not on Dave Ramsey's payroll and by no means is this post meant as a solicitation or commercial. What I'm getting to is that it is amazing how when you start doing things the right way, more doors start to open that you never knew were there before. I have been on log cabin sites hundreds of times in the past, but just recently found this one. And at the very top of the site the mission statement says that they want to show me how to build a log home and live debt free and avoid being trapped by a 30 year mortgage. As I read on I see "You can do it, you just have to get off your ass and make it happen!"
See what I mean? I'm in, I'm there, let's rock. I've been making it happen getting rid of all debt. Next is the mortgage. It's time. And by textbook, I will be taking the class 2 years (at most I hope) before I build, but definately before I start throwing money at it and make any mistakes.
Before my first post gets too long, let me just say thank you for allowing me to join LHBA, I'm happy to be here, and look forward to being able to share my progress with you. I will be one who will be posting a website full of pictures. It may take another year or so to break ground because I want to be debt free when I start and pay cash as I go. I look forward to meeting Steve, Ellsworth, and all of the other members who will be taking the class with me, along with as many of you as possible. I see jeffro is in my part of the country and would like to network with others in the TN area to trade stories, experiences, and progress with.
Thank you all for contributing your pictures, knowledge, and experiences to the forums. My years of wishing are over. I now have a road map to get r done. Next stop - Monroe, WA. Keep the coffee going, I'll be one of the sponges who stays late to get every bit of knowledge I can get. Let's rock. Daddy sees a new Stihl in his future.
Larry