If you want to retire early, then you have to plan accordingly. Unless you happen to strike it super rich when you’re young, early retirement means that you have to take a long view of your financial future. One of the things that people often forget is to plan for the bridge period. What is […]
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Early Retirement Facts vs. Fiction: Dispelling Some Money Myths
It’s difficult to parse out the early retirement facts from the fiction or myths. After all, these days, it’s hard to even define what early retirement really means. There’s a big movement to retire early. FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) has caught on. As it has, though, the writing around it has perpetuated certain myths. […]
Cfiresim Review: The Crowdsourced FIRE Simulator
It’s no secret that FIRE (financial independence/retire early) is a goal of mine. When it comes to planning it, retirement calculators are a super helpful tool. Usually, retirement calculators focus on the individual’s savings and spending plan- aka their budget. There’s a new retirement calculator on the block, and it wants nothing to do with your […]
FIRE for Noobs: The Happy Philosopher
I bet you thought I had abandoned my beloved FIRE series. Not so my friends! Today I’m delighted to bring another post to the series from The Happy Philosopher. Our philosopher is also a doctor who faced down the burn out beast and turned to FIRE as his solution. Now he works part time, is […]
FIRE Advice for Noobs: The Resume Gap
I’ve got another great post in this series today everyone! Matt from The Resume Gap is here today to share his journey to FIRE. To new readers: this is an interview series with people are close to or have already achieved FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early). It’s a goal of my own, but I’m just […]
Why Financial Independence is Absolutely Right For Me
I am freshly home from the best vacation of my life. My Instagram and Twitter followers will know that I spent Wednesday-Sunday in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. I joined a friends family vacation, and had a blast. Jackson Hole was no ordinary trip. Frugal was not in the vocabulary of the weekend. I paid for my […]
FIRE Advice for Noobs: Our Next Life
Today I’m excited to announce the second post in my new series, FIRE Advice for Noobs! As a noob myself, I know I have a lot to learn on this journey to FIRE. I’ve asked a few friends who are thisclose to early retirement for some tips and pointers for those of us who are just beginning […]
FIRE Advice for Noobs: Steve from ThinkSaveRetire
Do you have a dream? A numero uno, want it so bad you can taste it, dream? Mine is to reach FIRE. I want to truly own my time and money. I don’t want to have to depend on a job for my income, and I don’t want to spend my days doing something I […]