Making money. Saving money. Investing Money. Debt Destruction. Net Worth. FIRE. Student Loans. ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ These topics are where I spend the bulk of my time in the Financial Independence space. The […]
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FI Action Series: House Hacking and Financial Independence
There are many strategies that can propel your Financial Independence journey that I am not an expert in. Without that insight, the FI Action Series would be incomplete so I have asked some of my friends in the FIRE (Financial Independence – Retire Early) space to lend their knowledge to me and provide an intro […]
Going Hippie on Real Christmas Trees
It’s December, which means I can talk about Christmas without feeling like I am giving the shaft to Thanksgiving or even Halloween (Retailers next hostile holiday takeover to extend the “shopping season”). I didn’t really feel like writing about Black Friday or Cyber Monday, didn’t think you would want to hear a short story called […]
FinCon 2017: Putting Faces to Blogs, Beer and Take-Aways
I don’t even know how to start this…… I have been to my fair share of “conferences” over the last 5 years, but I have never been excited to actually attend one. That changed a few weeks ago as I packed my bags for FinCon in Dallas. Hanging out with like-minded people that love to talk […]
Turning Savings Hacks into Charity Hacks
I write and read a lot about creative ways to save and invest money, but what can happen when we take some of that ingenuity and turn it into a charity hacking engine? Can we take a little and make a lot? Can a small amount of money make a difference? I think this point […]
Best Money Spent This Year
Usually, I talk about ways to CUT costs, save money or invest, but today I want to talk about the Best Money Spent in the AE household year to date. We try to spend on things that we truly enjoy and cut the rest of the crap out. This year a lot of our cash […]
What is a lot of money to you?
I have been thinking a lot about the items we buy and what I consider to be “a lot” of money to spend on something. Without context, the numbers could vary from a few bucks to buy coffee up to a million dollars plus if we are talking Net Worth. Curious to see what other people […]
