I’ve been quietly financially free since 2015. Sometimes I tell people that it happened by accident…but if I’m honest, that’s not true. I’m free and I’m wealthy in my 30s due to a series of very specific life choices. In this blog, I’m doing my best to share the steps I took in case you might also be interested in getting free and want to follow a similar path.
Monthly Archives: May 2020
The New Underground Railroad: FIRE Resources to Help You to the Promised Land
The New Underground Railroad: FIRE Resources to Help You to the Promised Land – recommended personal finance books, podcasts, and blogs
This is Not a Drill: Using the Principles of FIRE to Withstand Economic Catastrophe
2020 is a hot mess so far – everything I planned for in every worst case scenario on all of my nerdy personal finance and budget spreadsheets. Even though I always been a firm believer in preparing for the worst case scenario, I still never thought so much would/could actually go wrong at the same time. This is NOT a drill.
Stop Fighting for a Seat at the Table: Build Your Own!
After years being told that things would improve for me once I’d “paid my dues,” I’m now calling bull-sh*t on that lie. There is no light at the end of this worker bee tunnel, especially not for women and people of color.
Picking the Right Partner: Smart Relationship Money Moves
Picking the Right Partner: Smart Relationship Money Moves
Choose the Path that Feels Good Over that Path that Looks Good
When you’re young and/or you don’t have a lot of life experience, making major life decisions is often difficult because what feels right to you internally doesn’t always align with what parents, society, and friends are urging you to do. I wrestled with this and learned the hard way that making decisions guided by the approval of others leads to misery.
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