We have successfully survived a full year of being parents! Still waiting on the certificates, but we are no longer newbies and I am finally confident enough to call us a family pursuing FIRE. Most of you are probably here to see the first year child costs broken down, and you will, but let me […]
Cut The Crap – There are not a MILLION ways to pay down Debt
I pride myself on being as real as possible with anyone who reads this site. Its why I share real-world numbers and examples, its why I acknowledge our well above average income (We worked hard for it, and it cost us a S*%t ton of money in student loan debt, but you should still know […]
How we make $330 = $420 24 Times a Year
After a job change around 6 months ago, Mrs. AE FINALLY got access to her new companies 401K! Some people look forward to Christmas or vacations, I was looking forward to that magic date where we could start contributing more cash to a pre-tax bucket. It was seriously stressing me out and I’m sure that […]
This should embarrass me, but it doesn’t
As the snow finally melts (hopefully for the last time this year) people are flooding into the neighborhood car washes to get all the excess salt taken off their beauties. I considered jumping in line with the rest of the herd last week as I was doing my monthly fill up at the gas station…..Partially […]
One Need to Rule Them All
I have been thinking about the ever-blurring line between Needs and Wants and how that plays into Financial Independence. What wants should we sacrifice, which ones are non-negotiable, can we afford to mix in a little luxury, why do we own 4 car seats for 1 child For a long time, I felt we had struck […]
Less Rocks, More Stocks. How College Failed Me
As I was sitting on the bus on my way to work last week I glanced over at the young man sitting next to me and had a flashback to my freshmen year of college. This poor soul* was reading a giant geology textbook, more than likely trying to ingest enough useless igneous rock knowledge […]
A Few Bumps in the Road – Q1 2018 Net Worth Update
What? Everything doesn’t always go up and to the right at a steep incline? This is Bull Bear S**T Investing joke For.The.Win. So we hit a few bumps in the road…….Turns out paying for childcare and family health insurance has a way of catching up to ya. And sometimes the stock market goes down over a […]
