I seem to be on a ‘buck the trend’ kick lately. A friend recently came over for dinner and was checking out our bedroom only to exclaim “Wait – do you have separate comforters?!” Ah yes – the most shocking discovery you can make in someone’s bedroom. Continue reading “Yes, We Have Separate Comforters”
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.
There are a few aspects of our life that are up in the air and don’t allow me to plan my first few months of retirement with the granular detail I love *cough* nerd *cough*. One of the biggest ones is our apartment situation. Continue reading “17 Months To Retirement: Apartment Drama”
I have a dilemma and I was hoping you could help me figure out the best solution. I’ve heard from several couples that it can be a challenge to plan trips and events when each of them makes a vastly different income. Continue reading “How To Negotiate With A Spendy Partner Or Family Member”
This post was inspired by the wonderful Ms. Mod over at Modest Millionaires. She recently helped a friend with their finances and asked if I had any tips to help the meeting go smoothly. After being on this path to financial independence for over four years you better believe I do 🙂 ! Continue reading “How To Teach A Curious Friend About Financial Independence”
As you might have noticed: I’m a stone cold weirdo. Some of this might just be my natural charm, but I suspect that my upbringing and specifically the unique variety of schools I attended had something to do with it. Continue reading “The Benefits of Alternative Schooling”
How is 2019 25% gone?! I feel like Christmas just happened! I guess time really does speed up as you get older…and while you’re having fun. Above is a snapshot of my Q1 spending from YNAB. Let’s get into what happened: Continue reading “Q1 2019 Budget Check-In”
When I started working in ad agencies right out of college, I believed that their goal was to help get the word out about awesome products. How adorable. How naive. After attending my first focus group and seeing the kind of psychological information our clients wanted to incorporate into our campaigns, I learned 2 hard lessons: 1. the products aren’t always awesome and 2. the goal is to SELL, SELL, SELL (despite point #1). Continue reading “How Blogging Helped Me Appreciate My Profession”
I keep getting this question from people outside the FIRE community: “What have you sacrificed to try and achieve this goal?” It kept ribbing on me hours and days after I heard it and I couldn’t figure out why. Continue reading “I Haven’t Sacrificed Anything On The Road To Financial Independence”