I remember when I first discovered the idea financial independence 3-4 years ago. I was immediately consumed, started looking for ways to optimize, set goals and upped our 401K contributions every quarter as our income grew. Our net worth was rising, mostly due to our growing contributions and the progress was very motivating. This went […]
Financial Independence
Is Financial Independence with Kids Possible?
Is Financial Independence possible with kids? I sure as hell hope so! Our family has doubled from 2 to 4 in an 18-month span and we are still deeply committed to achieving Financial Independence. Whenever FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early) gets some mainstream media attention, the number 1 naysayer comment I see is “Try doing this with kids” […]
I don’t want to get where I’m going without giving
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 […]
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 […]
5 Things we Optimize to Make Financial Independence Possible
When I was reviewing our savings rate a few weeks ago and licking my chops about the $1k/month we recently freed up by paying off my student loans. I realized that the costs of raising kids eat up a lot of the things we were doing to speed up our Financial Independence timeline. Good thing they […]
