Tag: Tactics

Our archive of all FIRE Tactics related posts on TicTocLife. You’ll find posts that give specific, actionable tips and strategies as it relates to financial independence or retire early!

Finance

When to Pay Off Your Mortgage or Invest Extra Capital

Post author By Chris
Post date September 30, 2020
7 Comments on When to Pay Off Your Mortgage or Invest Extra Capital

Should you pay off your mortgage or invest when you have extra money available? Pictured: the childhood home I remember best.

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

Tags Financial Independence, Investing, Story, Tactics

Projects

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

Post author By Jenni
Post date September 18, 2020
4 Comments on 3 Steps to Conquer Your Fears of DIY Mistakes (And More!)

To conquer my fears of DIY mistakes, I create a detailed plan of attack. Here's my initial plan for our brick patio regrading project!

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!

Tags DIY, Financial Independence, Story, Tactics

Finance

Be a Disciplined Investor: Avoid the Behavior Gap

Post author By Chris
Post date September 15, 2020
2 Comments on Be a Disciplined Investor: Avoid the Behavior Gap

Mind the Behavior Gap and become a Disciplined Investor.

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

Tags Financial Independence, Investing, Tactics

Finance

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

Post author By Chris
Post date August 31, 2020
41 Comments on VTSAX vs VTI: Which Vanguard Fund Wins? (+5 Alternatives)

Slices of over 3,000 public companies in the US purchased in moments with low fees: VTSAX vs VTI and some alternative choices.

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.

Tags Financial Independence, Investing, Story, Tactics

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

Post author By Chris
Post date August 9, 2020
5 Comments on Reader’s Choice Donor-Advised Fund Launch and Blog Update

What can you do to make a change and give back to the community that helped you reach your goals? This month we're working on giving back directly through a donor-advised fund (DAF) and charitable giving.

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

Tags Giving Back, Tactics

Psychology

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

Post author By Chris
Post date July 29, 2020
11 Comments on Negotiating Pay Effectively: Why I Turned Down a $175K Salary

Financial independence is your permit to negotiating pay from a position of strength.

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.

Tags Financial Independence, Story, Tactics

Psychology

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

Post author By Jenni
Post date July 6, 2020
4 Comments on This Is How to Take Control of Your Email Work-Life Balance

A healthy work-life balance with your email takes practice and effort. Jenni poses, balanced, on a patio in Eleuthera, Bahamas.

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.

Tags Story, Tactics, work

Finance

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

Post author By Chris
Post date June 29, 2020
2 Comments on 7 Apps & Websites to Sell Stuff Locally (Detailed Guide How)

The best apps & websites to sell stuff locally: Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist, and Nextdoor.

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!