The journey to financial independence is the opposite of a get rich quick scheme. It is indeed a get rich slow scheme, which is a lot less sexy I hear 🙂 . However, one of the benefits of the “slow and steady wins the race” perspective that aiming for FIRE provides, is that it gives ample time to think about what you want post-retirement life to look like. Continue reading “Is Retirement Everything I Dreamed? A 6 Month Check-In”
Well, somehow March is already over. I must admit I was holding my breath after the hellscape that was March 2020, but am happy to report that March 2021 was lightyears better. Let’s get into how 🙂 !
Continue reading “The Month Of Change: Early Retirement Month 6 (March 2021)”
The time has come: we’re about to leave our cozy tiny house in Georgia and hit the road again. We’re once again going to be ‘real’ nomads 😉 !
Continue reading “How We Moved Across The Country For $3,045”
I’ve been called many things in my life: “lazy”, “a slug”, “an 85 year old woman,” and I wear all these badges proudly. They are quite accurate descriptions so that helps 😉 .
Similar to finance, before I started my path to financial independence, taxes baffled me. And when something baffled me – I didn’t want to do it 🙂 . I had classic “If I’m not naturally good at it, what’s the point?” syndrome. Continue reading “Credit Karma Tax Review: A Free & Awesome Filing Service”
Another month of early retirement down and another intro where I express disbelief that time is flying so fast 🙂 . 2021 also seems to be going by faster than 2020, but maybe that’s because I’m used to pandemic quarantine life now…or maybe I’m just inviting the gods to prove me wrong in March – Please no 🙂 ! Anyway, fingers crossed this March is lightyears better than the last one. In the meantime, let’s get into what I got up to last month.
Continue reading “The Month Of Birds: Early Retirement Month 5 (February 2021)”
I always assumed that my thoughts on spending money would remain stagnant, like my thoughts on marriage or having kids. However, it turns out that my view of spending has evolved almost as much as my thoughts on time. Continue reading “From Frugal To Fuck It: The Evolution Of My Thoughts On Spending Money”
I’ve come to a horrifying and fascinating realization: the less you care, the more you get. And this new truth makes me SO mad 🙂 because I care too much. I always have. I’ve always gone above and beyond on school projects…even when I attended a Montessori middle school that didn’t give grades. Continue reading “How I Negotiated A 25% Salary Increase Over Email”