Four takeaways from my 20’s: Learn, Step off the Path, Commit, and Prepare....
Takeaways from my 20’s: a Financial Look Back at the Last Decade
BREAK YOUR BUDGET: A Resolution to Change
An Introduction to "Break Your Budget". I will decide an area of my budget to wreck to put more emphasis on the things I love and care about....
Giving Intentional Gifts this Christmas and Beyond
If you are like me though, gift giving is my weakest love language. I am terrible at giving gifts, and I am also awkward at receiving them. So this list for future me. Hopefully you find it useful too, for holidays, birthdays, and so-on....
Community of FIRE
This community is a welcoming place where like-minded people share experiences, advice, and useful tips on living a fulfilling life....
The Cost of Joy – Christmas in July
I had just finished reading about ways to lower electricity bills and I looked at our Christmas tree. ...
If Time Is Money…
How much money does time cost??? How much time does money cost???...
Happy Independence Day! – a reflection
We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness....
Joy vs. Pleasure
The FIRE movement, from the beginning, has not been preaching any kind of "get rich" scheme. This is a lifestyle of understanding what provides happiness in life. In the end, happiness is what we all want. That is the end goal. However, what makes us happy? That is the difficult question....