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Finance

Buy vs Rent and Invest: Planning for Financial Independence

Here’s how to analyze your own buy vs rent and invest scenario, deciding to invest in either needs to be part of your financial independence plan!

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Finance

When to Pay Off Your Mortgage or Invest Extra Capital

Should you pay off your mortgage or invest extra money? Besides the return on investment difference, sometimes you want to reduce your income.

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Projects

3 Steps to Conquer Your Fears of DIY Mistakes (And More!)

After 7 years of holding back, I conquered my fears of DIY mistakes and finished my project. Start now with my 3 steps to get past the fear of making mistakes!

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Finance

Be a Disciplined Investor: Avoid the Behavior Gap

A diversified portfolio isn’t enough: learn to be a disciplined investor to avoid the behavior gap. Behavioral finance teaches us about investment biases.

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Finance

VTSAX vs VTI: Which Vanguard Fund Wins? (+5 Alternatives)

VTSAX vs VTI: which should you choose for your portfolio? Learn the pros and cons of these Vanguard funds and discover 5 more options for diversification.

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Meta

Reader’s Choice Donor-Advised Fund Launch and Blog Update

Furthering our mission to give back, we’ve launched a donor-advised fund (DAF), funded with FIRE, where our readers choose the grant recipients.

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Psychology

Negotiating Pay Effectively: Why I Turned Down a $175K Salary

If money didn’t matter, wouldn’t that be your strongest position to start negotiating pay from? You can go from a weak position to the strongest with FI.

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Psychology

This Is How to Take Control of Your Email Work-Life Balance

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.

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Finance

7 Apps & Websites to Sell Stuff Locally (Detailed Guide How)

Part of our method of becoming millionaires was to constantly leverage apps & websites to sell stuff locally, here’s our step-by-step guide and tools!

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Finance

Individual Stocks vs Index Funds: Avoid My Costly Mistake

Discover the risks of individual stocks vs index funds. Learn from my costly mistake and make fruitful investment decisions to help you reach FIRE!