We’ve lived in the city for years but we’re getting envious of rural life. What are the pros and cons of urban living vs country life with the Frugalwoods?
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When you realize work email is creeping into your home life—taking downtime and disrupting relationships—make this simple change to take back your life.
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!
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.
Simply leaving isn’t an option when a career defines and fulfills you. This is the beginning of my experience as a salaried Pharmacist-in-Charge intentionally reducing my hours in pursuit of early retirement.
How can unmitigated lifestyle creep destory your wealth? A simple decision between two apartments created nearly $52k worth of opportunity cost for me.
What’s the difference between being frugal and cheap? One can earn you money, give you nicer stuff, and let you live a happier life. The other is cheap.
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Meet Jenni
Meet Jenni, who started elementary school dreaming to be an anesthesiologist only to find herself as a debt-ridden pharmacy graduate decades later. It’s the story of a new American Dream.
We worked towards retiring early for a decade and it culminated with a novel coronavirus pandemic just before our 36th birthdays. How’s that working out?