Last month I realized that we hadn’t maxed out our charity budget for the year and I decided to bounce an idea of my good friend Penny. I was struggling to write with a newborn and wanted to make sure we donated enough this year, so I asked if she would write a guest post […]
Did Baby Number 2 Slow Our Progress? Q3 – 2018 Net Worth Update
Check-In Time! This makes 11 quarters in a row since I started publishing Net Worth updates on this site and the progress continues to amaze us. Our Net Worth has grown 3X since the end of Q1 2016. We aren’t doing anything mind-blowing here. There are no mini houses and we aren’t hovering over a […]
10 Quick Financial Tips You Can Do Today
I’m taking a break from the Financial Independence programming and am going into straight Personal Finance territory. I have been craving some Action, and decided to dedicate a full post to Quick Financial Tips you can FINISH today. One thing I have learned on paternity leave, if I want to be productive, I need to […]
The Hierarchy of Hustling
Making more money is on everyone’s mind. As it should be. Finding ways to pull in more cash is one of the fastest ways to hit your money goals. The question that is rarely answered is how should I allocate my time to make that a reality? To help with that question, I present the […]
Why You’re Not Rich Yet (Or may never be)
The definition is different for everyone, but the theme is common in most people I interact with. They WANT to be rich or at least have all the things they associate with wealth. To be fair, I want some of those fancy ass things too, a boat and a cabin on a lake sound about right […]
Pursue the Guilt Free Spend
Making money. Saving money. Investing Money. Debt Destruction. Net Worth. FIRE. Student Loans. ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ These topics are where I spend the bulk of my time in the Financial Independence space. The […]
FIRE isn’t JUST for bike wielding hippies
Bad news for the environment* but good news if you don’t own a bike and like the principles of Financial Independence! FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early) does not require a plethora of middle fingers at all the things that make up the “Traditional American Life.” You can embrace modern conveniences and still achieve the ultimate financial […]
