Our latest monthly FIRE budget: A $250K net worth swing, motherhood charities, and our last month as a family of two!
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TicTocLifeFrom Financial Independence to Retire Early at 35
TicTocLifeWelcome! Thanks for joining our story as we transition from two mid-thirties career-driven folks who reached FI at 33 to retire early at 35! We’re documenting our experience leaving full-time work, sorting out our financial needs, and our mistakes. All in real-time on this blog!
If you’re unfamiliar with FIRE, you should start with Financial Independence, Retire Early.
Take a look around our blog or find a list of all the articles we’ve written.
We hope to see you around more often,
Jenni & Chris
Our latest monthly FIRE budget: A $250K net worth swing, motherhood charities, and our last month as a family of two!
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See how we earned a whopping $11K+ in bank bonuses, read how our baby prep continues, and come vote for a nature conservation charity we'll donate to!
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Our heat pump project costs cut by nearly 90%, an induction stove for 66% off, and our ongoing baby project took over February. See our budget and tricks!
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We discovered our gas stove has cost about $3K in utility fees since we moved in, started on our baby buying spree, and got lucky with a huge capital gain!
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After reaching financial independence, we chose to become parents. But it was infertility that taught us what FIRE really has to offer.
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December came with the loss of Chris's grandfather—so, off to Phoenix for us plus a trip to Mexico, Christmas festivities, and $28K in dividends.
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What's our two favorite posts we've written so far and why?
What? My favorite post is on changing from full-time to part-time work.
Why? This has been my favorite post so far because it helped me reflect on what is really happening right now in my life as I change from full-time to part-time work. Getting it all out seemed to make it real and gave me the kickstart I needed to complete the next thing on my to-do list.
What? My favorite post reflects the mission of my writing on TicTocLife, it’s on how comparison is the thief of joy.
Why? Core to why I write here is to use you to amplify the underlying values FIRE and TicTocLife represent—for you to be a positive comparison for those in your life. To lift up those around you and be a teacher. In that post, I wasn’t overstating the idea that it’s your superpower.