Michael Alberse on Instagram: "We paid off our $52,000 van without touching our salaries. Most financial advice tells you to pay cash for big purchases. We did the exact opposite and financed the entire thing. Here’s why it wasn’t a mistake. With a baby on the way, we needed to cut monthly expenses, but I didn’t want to drain our cash. For two years, I built alternative investments in small businesses and real estate. By the time we signed for the van, these investments were paying us double the