I am very happy/proud to say that I fulfilled my promise in Let’s Talk About Death, Part 1, and have given my family a password protected copy of my Family Emergency Binder. Being that I am using the binder to let my family know where my money is invested if Continue Reading
FIRE
Phantom Costs
Walk into any mall in America and ask people if they would like a new car and I would suspect the vast majority of them would say yes. Walk into that same mall and ask people if they would like to pay more for their car insurance and I would Continue Reading
Intentional Spending
For many years I have played Texas Hold’em with friends and family for fun. From playing Hold’em for pennies with my Dad and Grandparents, to tournament style games in college, and numerous cash games on the various tours on which I have worked. I really enjoy my time playing and Continue Reading
Wealth is a Marathon
I have been a runner for most of my life. From 8th grade through my senior year of High School I ran track, cross country, and summer track. While I do not run anywhere near that much anymore, I still run a few miles a week as well as occasionally Continue Reading
Frugality is a Muscle
A few weeks ago on tour I stayed in a private room in the home of someone I did not know for a week and rode my bicycle two miles to work. If you would have come up to me three years ago and told me I would be doing Continue Reading
“Hidden” Perks
In my article about the library I was amazed at some of the benefits I found that were offered for free and all it took was a few minutes of playing around on the library website to discover them. The great thing though, is that many companies offer perks that, Continue Reading
Myth: You can’t have nice things and be frugal
I was reading through posts in a facebook group about financial independence recently and someone asked about the best way to buy fresh flowers for their home. Sadly, there were many replies talking about how flowers, especially fresh flowers, were not a very frugal choice. While I admit for myself, and Continue Reading
#Funemployment
In 63 days I am going to be unemployed, with no job lined up, for the first time in years and I am perfectly content with this fact. It’s very easy to talk about the concepts of financial independence and frugal living; to talk about savings rates, emergency funds, investments, Continue Reading
Free Books, Movies, and More!!
Growing up I remember my mom taking me to the library often for story times, educational events, or to just check out books. As I grew I remember participating in the Summer reading program sponsored by the library and earning free books for completing it. Before I went to college Continue Reading
Investing is Easy and Boring
Disclaimer: This is a very quick overview of the best investment method I have found. I’m sure in the coming weeks I will dig deeper into the rabbit hole of investing, but wanted to at least give you a direction in which to look as time in the market is Continue Reading