How To Celebrate Love Without Breaking The Bank

My partner and I recently celebrated 11 years of being together. Last week also included the suspicious holiday of Valentine’s Day (I’m suspicious of holidays that corporations use as a means to promote spending money and buying crap, but I digress). Because of these two events, this seemed like a good time to reflect on how my partner and I are able to celebrate our love without throwing our wallets out the window. Continue reading “How To Celebrate Love Without Breaking The Bank”

It’s Official: I’m Quitting My Job In 10 Months. Here’s The Plan!

This is a continuation of my monthly series that records what’s happening in my final stretch to early retirement. If you’re interested in previous posts, they’re here.

I’m not one to bury the lede so: We’re doing this people! Thank you so much for all of your comments on my last post about this decision. I really appreciate all of your encouragement, concerns and advice. After careful consideration it’s been decided: I’m leaving my job in September 2020. Continue reading “It’s Official: I’m Quitting My Job In 10 Months. Here’s The Plan!”

Should I Lock Myself Into Quitting My Job In 11 Months?

This is a continuation of my monthly series that records what’s happening in my final stretch to early retirement. If you’re interested in previous posts, they’re here.

The time has come: IT’S DECISION TIME. I need to decide if next month I will book my month long trip to New Zealand and Australia for October 2020. My Mom and I are working on her goal of experiencing palaces in the sky by using travel hacking to book the Etihad First Class Apartments for our flight from Down Under. Check it out: Continue reading “Should I Lock Myself Into Quitting My Job In 11 Months?”

The Ultimate FinCon Bootcamp: Sleep, Sprint, Yell, Fast!

I’m currently on a plane barreling home, away from my first FinCon and I have a confession to make. There’s a reason I was almost 5 years into my journey to early retirement before attending my first official finance event. I’ve always found the idea of paying hundreds of dollars to attend a personal finance event while on the road to financial independence to be a bit of a contradiction. Continue reading “The Ultimate FinCon Bootcamp: Sleep, Sprint, Yell, Fast!”

How To Bleach And Dye Dark Hair At Home

Did y’all ever watch America’s Next Top Model? They’re about to return for their 90,000th season (only a slight exaggeration…) and the show follows a specific formula. The first or second episode of every season would feature the women being offered FREE(!) makeovers that included hair cuts and color and inevitably one of the women would be asked to cut her hair and as a result FREAK. OUT. Continue reading “How To Bleach And Dye Dark Hair At Home”