Here is Christine’s story about how she and her husband, Jack, rebuilt a life that they love after an 85% reduction in pay six weeks into their marriage. Losing Your Income Two weeks after they were married, Christine was let go from her engineering job. Basically, the company was looking
Jonathan and Brad discuss life hacks and take another look at whether you should pay off your mortgage or invest. Spam Caller Life Hack Jonathan gave a quick shout out to an Andriod life hack that blocks spam callers. Basically, Google has the option for a call screening service. When
Mr. Refined from Refined by Fire has overcome a staggering amount of debt that accumulated from student loans and medical bills. After finding the FI community, he was able to triple his net worth! Mr. Refined talks openly about his debt, how he negotiated his way out of debt, and why
On February 1st, 2019 I launched my new planning firm, FI-nancial Planner. I want to talk about the inner workings of quitting a full-time job and creating a new company. In contrast to the popular wisdom of starting a side-hustle and making the leap when the new business can support
A couple of days ago I ran into an article on Mr. Money Mustache’s blog called A One-Question Survey–Who Are the Mustachians? The survey asked readers what their fields of work were. Among the choices were such illustrious occupations as Software Engineer, Lawyer, and Teacher. Naturally, I proudly placed my vote
How would you live your life if you knew you were the owner of a money machine that perpetually put out enough for you to cover your expenses, year after year without having to work? As long as you maintain the machine, it keeps pumping out money to cover what
My wife and I would like to move out of the DC area at some point. We have dreams of leaving the hustle and bustle of the city and homesteading. I’ve been on the lookout for properties that will meet our needs. Well a few weeks ago I found one
After pursuing FI for a couple of years, I find myself in a place where I may not actually reach FI any earlier than the traditional age, 65. Life has led me down a road where my savings rate isn’t quite what it used to be. But, I’m okay with
In this episode we cover: Alan’s key questions: Listen to Brad and Jonathan’s thoughts about this episode here. Links from the show:
The importance of getting past limiting beliefs as well as how to use the community to your benefit and take action in pursuing FI. Podcast Episode Summary Links from the show:
In today’s Friday Roundup we discuss Episode 42 with JW from The Green Swan, plus various discussions about community and feedback from the audience. Podcast Episode Summary Links from the show:
In this Friday Roundup we discuss Episode 41 with Paige and Sam on extreme frugality, radical insourcing and the high cost of living path to FI plus a voicemail from Big Ern and members of our community. Podcast Episode Summary Links from the show: Books Mentioned in the Show:
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