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Tag: Financial Independence
Financial Independence and Early Retirement, or, FIRE. This content focusses on the financial independence aspect: the math, the planning, the nuts and bolts of making it work.
We’ve taken on a mentality of “renting” our stuff: it’s always for sale, for the right price. Here’s the apps, websites, and tools to quickly sell locally.
Follow our lead as we show how we decided to retire early and when. An infographic shows that building wealth and picking a date shouldn’t mean you’re not open to change. After all, the goal of FIRE is happiness and satisfaction!
Personal finance and retirement are pretty dry topics, but can they be made exciting when on the big screen? Watch as a couple put FIRE to a test.
What did a mid-twenties me learn from buying individual stocks at the apex of the market before the Great Recession? Are index funds better than stocks?
Learn to adopt the notion “everything is for sale”. When considering a purchase, analyze expected future value. Buy quality instead of limit yourself by a budget.
No matter if you’re on the first stage of financial independence—dependency—or you’ve reached the pinnacle—abundance—there’s still an opportunity to grow. Find optimism in a pandemic by testing your financial metal.
You already know basic grocery savings tips—this isn’t beans & rice. Crank it up to pro-level and join us in cutting another 30-40% off your grocery bill. We went from $575.80 to $339.85 per month!
How can unmitigated lifestyle creep destory your wealth? A simple decision between two apartments created nearly $52k worth of opportunity cost for me.
A deep analysis of how we—two 35 year olds in a medium cost of living city—spent $40,885 in a year. You’ll find frugal insights which show how we live luxuriously on a FIRE budget in the details.