Thank you for signing up for Financing Your Detour!
We are so happy that you are here! This simple, 4 part program will provide you with information and tools to help you take control of your money and start funding your detours. Think of it as a crash course into the world of budgeting and personal finance.
I’m sorry, did you say budgeting?
Yes we did! But before you run for the door, let’s try to get one thing sorted out right now… the b-word is not a bad word, and this course is not here to tell you to stop having fun, buying new clothes or taking that vacation that you have been wanting. We believe that having a “budget”, and more importantly a process for managing your money, is the single most important key to creating and living the life that you want!
Dan and Lindsay McKenzie
About Us: Who Are We?
Hi, we’re Dan and Lindsay McKenzie. A young couple in our 30’s who travel the U.S. full-time in our Class C motorhome named Wanda.
Our Story
You might be wondering why we chose to live in an RV and how that qualifies us to talk about money and finances.
Let’s start with a flashback to 3 years ago.
- We had just purchased our very first home in Parker, Colorado.
- We had recently purchased a brand new Jeep,
- We had about $75K in student loan debt (for Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees…yep, we’re that smart- kidding!).
- We had another $9-10K of debt in other various credit cards (we had to purchase furniture for the new house!).
… So in total, we were $362,000 in debt!!! And nothing we had purchased was bringing us happiness.
That’s when we started turning things around…
✓ We sold our house to pay down debt with proceeds from the sale
✓ We dedicated ourselves to budgeting and committed to cutting back and being smarter with our money
✓ We also made it a priority to save an emergency fund of $25,000
So, now we have complete peace of mind that if something unexpected came up, we would be covered. READ MORE –>
Why We Created This Program
Well, to start, we’re just normal people. We’re NOT financial experts, don’t claim to be, and also don’t claim that our strategies are the best out there. What we do know, however, is that we have never felt more free and able to do more of what makes us happy. We’ve gotten a taste of what financial freedom is and we want others to experience it!
We’ve been so inspired to share our strategies and budgeting tool with others for several reasons.
- We hate seeing people feel “stuck” or unable to achieve the lifestyle of their dreams because of money.
- We truly, genuinely want to try to help people. That’s one of the biggest reasons we started our website Follow Your Detour. We hope that our story can help inspire others to follow their own unique detours and now, not let money stand in the way of that.
- We’re passionate about it and we hope you can sense that in this program. These strategies, while simple, have completely changed our lives.