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 […]
Financial Independence
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 […]
Breaking Down Our First Year Child Costs and Experiences in 11 Charts
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 […]
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 […]
Your Employer Carries the Bigger Stick
I have written about my disdain for the power/control dynamic between employer and employee before but I was recently reminded (Twice, unfortunately) just how jacked up this relationship can be. Employers speak softly until the bottom line is threatened, then it’s time for the bigger stick. It doesn’t seem to matter if… You are a […]
