Have you ever noticed that as a whole, our society has its daily habits almost completely backwards? We’re generally so “busy” that we don’t have time to get much exercise. And then we spend countless sedentary hours sitting in our cars each week because we think that car driving saves... Read more »

Let’s jump right to the real news here: There’s a Netflix documentary that just came out TODAY* called Get Smart With Money Somehow old Mr. Money Mustache and several friends got lured into playing a role in making it. And I’m very happy with the results! And you can watch... Read more »

As strange as it may sound, earning financial freedom is a lot easier for certain people than claiming that freedom once they have earned it. And if the following statement rings true to you, you may be suffering from this same hardship: “I think I’m close to having enough money... Read more »

During our recent discussion on Inflation, a Badass reader stopped by and caught my attention by dropping the following block of wisdom into the comments section:  “A final note if you are worried about inflation: sledgehammer the TV and go for a walk in the woods. Trees get bigger every... Read more »

Well, that was kinda sudden! In the three months or so since we last spoke, the world has become an entirely different place – at least for those of us who keep up with any sort of international, financial or stock market news.  The headlines are new, and the problems... Read more »

Please use this thread to have discussions which you don't feel warrant a new post to the sub. While the Rules for posting questions on the basics of personal finance/investing topics are relaxed a little bit here, the rules against memes/spam/self-promotion/excessive rudeness/politics still apply! Have a look at the FAQ... Read more »

TL;DR: Supportive, loving spouses and a great therapist are the best. Would highly recommend. Edit for clarity: Yes, spouse is very happy I quit and is happier with his QOL after I quit. He'd been trying to get me to quit for over a year and is now quite pleased... Read more »

Please use this thread to have discussions which you don't feel warrant a new post to the sub. While the Rules for posting questions on the basics of personal finance/investing topics are relaxed a little bit here, the rules against memes/spam/self-promotion/excessive rudeness/politics still apply! Have a look at the FAQ... Read more »

Need help applying broader FIRE principles to your own situation? We’re here for you! Post your detailed personal “case study” and ask as many questions as you like, or help others who’ve done the same. Not sure if your questions pertain? Post them anyway…you might be surprised. It’ll be helpful... Read more »

Please use this thread to post your milestones, humblebrags and status updates which you don't feel warrant a new post to the sub. While the Rules for posting questions on the basics of personal finance/investing topics are relaxed a little bit here, the rules against memes/spam/self-promotion/excessive rudeness/politics still apply! Since... Read more »

“Would you do anything differently if you were retiring in today’s economic environment?” “What do you think of the 4% rule for people planning to retire soon?” Let’s go through both of those questions. If I Were Retiring Early Today… Loosely and nominally, the SP500 is down 20% YTD and... Read more »

This month we reached our 10-year anniversary of early “retirement” It’s been a fun ride. To celebrate, ask me anything in the comments. Life, money, politics, curiosities…. whatever. See our FAQ and Reddit AMA for inspiration. To get things started, here are 10 observations I’ve made along the way. 10... Read more »

Markets are down. Robo-advisors and savvy investors are tax-loss harvesting. But me? I had no intention of doing so. Thankfully, two Go Curry Cracker readers correctly pointed out I was wrong to not tax-loss harvest. Yes, I absolutely am tax-loss harvesting and loving it. (Thanks!) Tax-loss Harvesting First – What... Read more »

About a year ago we bought a house, paid in full with cash. Then I got a small mortgage as an inflation hedge and to invest for fun and profit (or loss.) We used a chunk of the mortgage to fund moving expenses and to acquire all of the typical home... Read more »

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Oh crap, not another crappy-happy-sappy Thanksgiving post. Stay with me friends; this won’t be too mushy. It’s been over 5 years since I quit my job and I still haven’t quite adjusted to FI life. I was considering this the other day after cursing out the fingerprint reader on my... Read more »

This post was inspired by this over at FI for the People. Thank you Bitches Get Riches for bringing it to my attention. Perhaps my most popular post is the one where I wrote about my death march to financial independence. It describes how I went a little nuts to... Read more »

My main goal* was to build an investment and cash portfolio of $1,120,000* ($1,000,000 to retire on and $120,000 to pay off the house) in 1500 days**, starting from 1/1/2013 and ending in February of 2017. I made my goal in 2016, my 1500 Days are over, and I’ve left my job. In the interest of... Read more »

I was perusing the Choose FI group on Facebook last week and someone posted something that went like this: I pulled all my investments out of VTSAX in 2020 and have been sitting on cash ever since. I don’t want to get back into VTSAX. I’m looking for something that... Read more »

Health care in America, is a big scary mess. We spend more on healthcare than most, but manage to have poorer outcomes. Not good. Mindy and I are fortunate to have had excellent health. We’re pushing 50, but only have to see the doctor for routine checkups. Same for our... Read more »

You’ve all heard of the Great Resignation, but recently, there’s a more fashionable, inconspicuous quitting style called “quiet quitting”. What is “Quiet Quitting”? Instead of quitting your job and losing out on a severance package, why not just do the bare minimum? Welcome to Quiet Quitting. Inspired by the Chinese... Read more »

What time is it? It’s Reader Case Time! Hello!!!! First of all, congratulations on being financially independent! You did what so many people aspire to do but don’t have the courage to follow through with. I’m a little envious, but at the end of the day, I didn’t put the hard... Read more »

“Travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer”. –anonymous “But travelling is so expensive, I can’t afford to travel all the time.” “I don’t know what I would do with myself if I travelled to one place and stayed there for a whole month!” These are just... Read more »

I received a message from a reader recently telling me “Check this out! The housing crash has officially started!” They linked me to a news article about the plight of condo investors in Toronto. I know, I know, cry me a river, right? Well, take a read… Ujjwal Jain never... Read more »

It’s been a while since we’ve done a reader case, so let’s break open the vault and take a look. This one is a tad involved, so let’s get cracking! Dear Kristy and Bryce, I have been following your blog and also read your book, not once, but twice. We... Read more »

I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving! It was a wild month in the finance world and I had a hard time narrowing down my selections. Resources cover topics that are always important to readers of this blog including better understanding your bond investments, when to claim Social Security... Read more »

Investors love to talk about their winners, but you rarely if ever hear about their bad decisions. This selective memory is true across all levels of investors, from people you and I may meet at a dinner party to the most prestigious venture capital funds in the world. I’m going... Read more »

In January, I announced that I was undertaking the challenge of completing the Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) education and exam. I’ve recently successfully completed both. Since making the announcement, I’ve been surprised by the number of people who have reached out to ask me what this process entails. I’ve broken... Read more »

Happy Halloween!  Volatile investment markets, rising interest rates, and high inflation continue to dominate financial news and be scary for many investors. I have some great resources to help you navigate these challenging times. This month’s resources attempt to change perceptions of FIRE so that more people find FIRE principles... Read more »

Before jumping into this week’s post, I want to provide a quick update on what is going on at Can I Retire Yet?. Life has been hectic in my world. So publishing has been sparse and will continue to be over the next couple of weeks. I am in the... Read more »

I know, I know, Black Friday is dumb; but since it exists, I figured I’d offer a coupon code for 10% off: An hourlong phone call with me (that’s $25 off) A basic financial consultation with me (that’s $150 off) A premium financial consultation with me (that’s $300 off) A... Read more »

Give the gift of financial freedom this holiday season! Do you have a person in your life you keep recommending Frugalwoods to? Do you continually send them links to personal finance articles that they seem to ignore? Does this same person  bemoan that their money is a mess? Do you... Read more »

Alice and her wife Ann live in a small northern New England town with their two sons and two dogs. Both Alice and Ann are educators and enjoy their work. Their children were adopted from the foster care system and both have significant early childhood trauma. Due to this, they... Read more »

I’m all about starting new things these days and so, I’m launching a BRAND NEW way to participate in my Uber Frugal Month Challenge: Mastermind Groups!!!! These will be a chance for you to meet (on video) with me and nine other frugal folks once a week for five weeks... Read more »

We Adopted A Dog! I’m thrilled to introduce Genevieve the dog (aka Gigi)!! Frugal Hound 2.0, Gigiwoods, G-dog McHound Face! She’s a rescue so we’re not sure of her exact age or breed, but our vet estimates she’s 6 months old and likely to be 60-70lbs (she’s currently 40lbs). We... Read more »

  Yikes. Guess I should be used to it. Every time the market drops, the flood gates open with questions and concerns. Still it surprises me. After all, I have written extensively about bear markets… Mr. Bear Taking advantage of Mr. Bear Buying into the market right before a Bear... Read more »

Photo courtesy of Billy Kaderli “Funny, no one has a crystal ball, no one knows the future but all say the stock market WILL go up in the future. Maybe we’re the generation that our kids will also look and say: ‘They gambled everything in the stock market thinking it... Read more »

Photo by anvesh baru If you are surprised to see two “case study” posts from me in a row, your reaction is no more than my own. For the last one it could be charged that I succumbed to flattery and bribery in taking it on. No case to be... Read more »

Photo courtesy of Van Trapp Farmstead It has been a long time since we’ve done a Case Study around here, but recently I responded to an email that feels like a good one to share with you. It reflects an interesting dilemma and it allows me to, mildly at least,... Read more »

  I’ve some very exciting news to share with you today. I just inked a deal with Harriman House to publish my third book. Its working title is: PATHFINDERS: Travelers’s Tale on the Simple Path to Wealth and… I’d like you to be a part of it! If that’s all... Read more »

Those of us who love books want to be able to read without having to do too much thinking about what's happening behind the scenes in the book world. Unfortunately, the publishing and bookselling landscape is surprisingly complex, and there's plenty you should know if you wish to be an... Read more »

More completely preventable gun violence has happened, and a lot of us are mad that our leaders sit by and do nothing. "Vote!" we're told, but voting isn't our only option. When our leaders fail us, there's still a lot we can do as individuals on any issue, and that's... Read more »

It's new year's resolution season for a lot of us, and whether you're a resolution maker or not, you can use this time of reflection to make some different choices that are better for the planet and climate and for other people, and better for you, too. Because the most... Read more »

When we talk about crypto, far too often we talk about whether it's a good investment monetarily or not, as in: "Will I make or lose money if I buy this?" But we rarely ask whether buying crypto is ethical, and whether its costs to the planet and to our... Read more »

If you've been wanting to change how you and your family or other gift-giving group do the holidays, there has never been a better time. The supply chain issues give you lots of excuses to buy less or even to stop buying newly manufactured items altogether. Here are some ways... Read more »

Those of us who love books want to be able to read without having to do too much thinking about what's happening behind the scenes in the book world. Unfortunately, the publishing and bookselling landscape is surprisingly complex, and there's plenty you should know if you wish to be an... Read more »

More completely preventable gun violence has happened, and a lot of us are mad that our leaders sit by and do nothing. "Vote!" we're told, but voting isn't our only option. When our leaders fail us, there's still a lot we can do as individuals on any issue, and that's... Read more »

It's new year's resolution season for a lot of us, and whether you're a resolution maker or not, you can use this time of reflection to make some different choices that are better for the planet and climate and for other people, and better for you, too. Because the most... Read more »

When we talk about crypto, far too often we talk about whether it's a good investment monetarily or not, as in: "Will I make or lose money if I buy this?" But we rarely ask whether buying crypto is ethical, and whether its costs to the planet and to our... Read more »

If you've been wanting to change how you and your family or other gift-giving group do the holidays, there has never been a better time. The supply chain issues give you lots of excuses to buy less or even to stop buying newly manufactured items altogether. Here are some ways... Read more »

Gwen reflects on the experience of getting her first internal promotion and raise!... Read more »

I have never been more grateful to have a powerful community behind me than when things go sideways.  I wrote previously that I was very honored and excited to get to speak at this year’s Chautauqua in Ecuador. I was honored and excited right up until it got cancelled roughly... Read more »

I have attempted to rollover my prior 401(k) accounts in the past few weeks. As you can tell from the title, everything has gone smoothly and easily. HA! Just kidding. It’s been awful. Fortunately for all of you, I took detailed notes on the whole process. If any Vanguard or... Read more »

I recently went through a cash crunch. It was not something I’d care to repeat anytime soon.  No matter what I did, I couldn’t get the math to work out. 4200 minus 2000 always equaled 2200. I’m pretty good at math and yet I was being defeated by 2nd-grade math.... Read more »

I’ve been seeing some thoughts pop up on Twitter over the last few months that have sparked an idea in my brain. Obviously, everyone’s journey to Financial Independence will look different. But what are some of the ways our paths differ? Our journeys are different because we’re all facing different... Read more »

@Frugalchicos, will do!@c_l, good catching up by txt. Your plans are way cooler than mine, at least for the next few months Work took a turn for the worse. Previously thought I would make it till some golden handcuffs came off, but it's looking less and less likely. This is... Read more »

If we stared talking about the bot on here where it could read it may go schizo. Statistics: Posted by daylen — Tue Nov 29, 2022 12:13 pm... Read more »

Have you read The Moon is a Harsh Mistress? I enjoyed that one about as much as ST. Both were very valuable reads for me.No, but I know I need to; I think @Jacob has suggested that book to me before.Statistics: Posted by Hristo Botev — Tue Nov 29, 2022... Read more »

Now to think of it, using my metaphor: We could spin the coin before it lands.Statistics: Posted by daylen — Tue Nov 29, 2022 12:03 pm... Read more »

On some level, other examples of ERE2 out in the world must be "funded", non-scalable, and not broadly appealing. What I mean is that the way in which we draw boundaries between communities is likely heading towards preserving highly differentiated micro-cultures embedded and exchanged between slightly differentiated macro-cultures that appear... Read more »

My family and I are a month into an 8-month-long road trip. While logging a lot of steps, a lot of drive time, and watching my kids play in the ocean, I’ve been thinking about all the amazing benefits of taking a mini-retirement. Here are five of the big reasons... Read more »

We are in the process of transforming into full-blown snowbirds. It’s admittedly an odd life choice for people with five school-aged kids. And truthfully, a rather complicated choice. It’s definitely not an easy path forward. Living in a house and having kids in public school is a simpler choice.  So... Read more »

“What’s an opportunity or pursuit that you passed on earlier in life, but if the opportunity came again, you would consider taking it?”  This is a question I contemplated a lot during our last three-month road trip. And this year, while I’m working a max of 8 hours a week,... Read more »

While life might be like a box of chocolates, I’d say it’s more like a garden box. We each have a specific and finite amount of time and space to grow what matters to us. There is often a work plant, a family one, friends, hobbies, or interests. At any... Read more »

Getting started investing can feel overwhelming. Investing for retirement can seem impossible. You might need one to two million dollars to retire comfortably. When you hardly ever have an extra few thousand, a million dollars seems like a made-up, laughable number.  The power of compound interest is truly mind-boggling! In... Read more »

Even in the scenario with the largest pension, once Don's pension starts, it goes from covering all the family's retirement spending to roughly one-third by the 49th year. That's a giant swing downward due to inflation! The post This Is Your Pension On Inflation appeared first on The Golden Albatross.... Read more »

If I leave now, how much would I have to save each month for the next six years to replace the difference I am losing? The post The Pension Couch: Replacing Pension Income appeared first on The Golden Albatross.... Read more »

Pension Maximization Part Deux This post is a direct continuation of Pension Series Part 30. In that article, I introduced my general framework for maximizing your defined benefit (DB) pension, which I call Grumpus Maximization. I also walked through the first two steps of Grumpus Maximization, which were (1) setting... Read more »

Pension maximization ensures your pension's positive impact in retirement is as significant as possible. You maximize your pension by taking active steps during your pensionable career. The post The Pension Series (Part 30): Pension Maximization appeared first on The Golden Albatross.... Read more »

I’m not afraid to say while updating this article, my thinking evolved on the importance a pensionable worker should place on their pension subsidized healthcare. It’s no longer the all-important monolith I once thought. The post The Pension Series (Part 6): Valuing Pension Subsidized Healthcare (Updated) appeared first on The... Read more »

Morning!! Back with some more great ways to save them dollars! Courtesy of The Debt Free Guys today which I stole yet again off Instagram,... Read More... Read more »

A great reminder today from Mr. Aesop 🙂 Patty the Milkmaid was going to market carrying her milk in a pail on her head. As... Read More... Read more »

Good morning! Here’s an outline of tips and tricks I do to help me live my Best Life 🙂 I started putting it together for... Read More... Read more »

Good morning! A bunch of new money books have come out in our community recently, and I wanted to pass them along in case you... Read More... Read more »

Good morning! So here’s something interesting – I haven’t made any real money for the past 6 months! And even wilder – I haven’t even... Read More... Read more »

We recently declared ourselves Financially Independent, which is definitely a weird and uncertain feeling. We'll likely wait a couple more years to retire early, add to our FIREhouse (ha!) savings, and augment our early retirement travel budget a bit. Even though RE is a still a little ways out, we've... Read more »

Getting a Spanish Driver's License is intimidating. I'll break down each step of the process and help you get on the road with your very own EU license. The post Getting a Spanish Driver’s License appeared first on The Frugal Vagabond.... Read more »

Living abroad is as alluring as it is polarizing. Five skills that will make your life abroad a success. The post Living Abroad: Five Essential Survival Skills appeared first on The Frugal Vagabond.... Read more »

Spain can get under your skin. In the course of living here for the full first year of our non-lucrative visa, we’ve come to love our home, our city, Spanish food and culture, and most of all, the close friends… The post Spanish Non-Lucrative Visa Renewal appeared first on The... Read more »

I seek treatment at Bumrungrad International Hospital for a growth in my chest. How did it go? Was it cost effective to travel to Thailand for medical care? The post Surgery in Thailand: Bumrungrad International Hospital appeared first on The Frugal Vagabond.... Read more »

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Since 2012, I’ve been arguing that freedom is priceless. After giving up a healthy income and my career for more freedom, how could it not be? But maybe I’ve just been telling a lie to make myself feel better about not being richer! We lie to ourselves to help justify... Read more »

Are you confusing your good fortune due to your own skill rather than due to luck? I’m here to argue that above average wealth is mostly due to luck. Therefore, stop deluding yourself into thinking you’re so great! As President Obama said in a July 13, 2012 campaign election speech,... Read more »

Despite the pandemic and a bear market making things difficult for so many, there is still so much to be thankful for. We need to all be thankful for the luck we’ve had so far. Personally, I’m thankful for luck. The more we can recognize luck in our lives, the... Read more »

There are very few occupations that provide the ideal combination of riches and status. Being a professor is one of them. Tenured professors are able to make six-figure incomes and earn valuable pensions. Getting a PhD or a post-doctorate is the pinnacle of academic achievement. Meanwhile, most people respect professors... Read more »

During the pandemic, we learned that Americans can save a lot more money if we want to. Take a look at the historical American personal saving rate chart according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and the St. Louis Fed. After lockdowns began on March 18, 2020, the U.S.... Read more »

Want to bring in extra money but don’t know where to start? Well, you’re in luck. This week, we’re diving into a special Thanksgiving episode on 10 creative side hustle ideas that make real money.... Read more »

Becoming a mystery shopper is often included in lists of ways to make extra money. But how does mystery shopping work? Can you really get paid to shop and test products or services? How do you find legit mystery shopping gigs? How much can you realistically earn as a mystery... Read more »

More often than not, solopreneurs’ business trajectories are a series of trials, errors, pivots, and adjustments. These are things we can all learn from, which is why we rounded up 14 big ideas from Side Hustle Show guests that really stood out this year.... Read more »

This week’s guest began his side hustle with the goal of getting just 10 clients in 90 days. Four years later, he’s now the proud owner of a 7-figure business! Justin Tan is a Side Hustle Show listener who was inspired by Russ Perry’s story in Episode 248 of how... Read more »

This week’s guest booked $100k worth of work in their first 9 months of a new side hustle they had no experience with. Haley Gallagher and her husband are serial side hustlers and were specifically looking for a side hustle they could do after hours. Seeing an opportunity at a... Read more »

Small multifamily investing is one of the easiest, fastest ways to find financial freedom. We’re not talking about any “get rich quick” promises or risky businesses—thousands of real estate investors […]... Read more »

For the past decade, Giving Tuesday has been a way for everyday Americans to donate their money, or time, to charities and causes that help collectively make the world a […]... Read more »

Are nightmares about the economy still keeping you awake at night? Well, the news lately has been fairly mixed. There are reports that prices won’t fall as much and might […]... Read more »

Short-term rentals have had a serious run over the past two years. As soon as interest rates dropped, everyone decided that buying a vacation rental or second home was the […]... Read more »

The cost of raising a child is constantly changing. Every year, a new article comes out claiming that the cost of raising a child is hundreds of thousands of dollars. […]... Read more »

Become a Patron!A few years back I wrote a goofy post trying to look at car ownership not as a personal consumption expenditure, but as a productive input; as a profit center, not a cost center. For the last few months I’ve been fooling around with our local “micromobility” services,... Read more »

Become a Patron!One of the most bizarre things to emerge from the era of free money were the so-called “micromobility” companies, which have littered the streets and sidewalks of major American cities with their cumbersome scooters and e-bikes. On the one hand, these companies have not and will not ever... Read more »

Become a Patron!A reader whose financial savvy I highly value surprised me the other day by saying that he’d been maximizing his Series I Savings Bond purchases for many years. This surprised me since the “fixed” portion of the semi-annual composite interest rate had hovered between 0% and 0.5% APY... Read more »

Become a Patron!I’ve covered extensively my experience using the District of Columbia’s paid family and medical leave program to take time off to care for a family member. Since I began that series, the program has been reinforced even further, with the addition of 2 weeks of paid prenatal leave... Read more »

Become a Patron!All the way back in 2020 I offered some speculative predictions about the future of so-called “direct indexing.” This is the logical end point of the proposition, promoted by the tax-evasion industry, that by swapping between closely-correlated-but-not-identical securities, those with taxable investments can generate capital losses that can... Read more »

When I left my job nearly 6 years ago, I didn’t have any concrete plans except to pursue hobbies that I’m passionate about regardless of whether they make any money. A couple of years ago, this simple lifestyle led to … Continue reading → The post I’m Going on Shark... Read more »

As a kid, my mom cut my hair with her trusty clippers. In college, I picked up a pair of clippers and learned to cut my own hair. Soon I found myself cutting friends’ hair in the dorms. Clippers made … Continue reading → The post We Made a New... Read more »

Last year I designed and built a hoop house for around $650 in materials. I didn’t want to waste money heating the thing, so the plan was to keep it passive. Since I never worked with an unheated greenhouse before, … Continue reading → The post How Much Can a... Read more »

Having a paid off house has always been a goal. Living mortgage-free sounds awesome, but it can also put the brakes on financial growth. Any money put toward home equity is robbing investment accounts of hard working capital. After years … Continue reading → The post Should I Pay Off... Read more »

I love hiking in the woods, racing to the top of a mountain to take in a satisfying view. Lately however, I’m less interested in flying up rocks and roots to see the world from afar. I’ve found an even … Continue reading → The post How to Get Started... Read more »

A couple of weekends ago I was able to attend the Econome conference in Cincinnati, and readers, it was the refresh I needed. I wouldn’t have attended this conference had it not been for Military Dollar suggesting I should attend and she was super supportive throughout the process because let... Read more »

This time last year, I was talking about trying to get on board with the MFLC and figure life out from there. I had some things I was working on and damn if I haven’t gotten any to fruition. It seems frustrating and it can be, but if you remember... Read more »

Now that I’m back to just having a single source of income, my adjunct position, I immediately have a crazy sense of pressure to “get back earning”, and “get a job” or “create a job” or “hit it big with day trading”, as soon as I study up a little... Read more »

Last week at some point, Angela from Tread LIghtly Retire Early tweeted about giving time versus money and it reminded me of what I did with my time when I wasn’t working. I found my time that I give is rewarded so much more in “soul currency” than money. If... Read more »

With all of this change that’s come about in the past couple of years, I figured I should revisit the “plan” since my retirement and savings got halved. I can’t say there are many complaints, considering how much we’d saved, so my half is a nice chunk of change. I... Read more »

By Leo Babauta Something I’ve noticed that derails a lot of people’s goals or attempts to form habits is the feeling that it’s pointless to even try. If it feels like it won’t matter if you do anything … why would you try? And so when people feel this, they... Read more »

By Leo Babauta I’ve been diving deep into working with full commitment lately, in my personal transformative work and working with my clients. It’s fascinating work. The biggest stumbling point for people is the dichotomy between: Being detached from the goal, which can ironically make it more likely to achieve... Read more »

By Leo Babauta At the start of the pandemic, in the midst of chaos and uncertainty, I launched Fearless Mastery, my small group coaching and mastermind program. It was actually perfect timing: my intention was to help people train to be open in the middle of uncertainty, so that they... Read more »

By Leo Babauta The feeling of being overwhelmed is extremely common in the people I talk to, and it’s becoming more and more clear to me that this is the default state for most of us. We’re overwhelmed by it all: all the things we have on our plates, all... Read more »

By Leo Babauta Our focus during the day is almost always muddled. We switch between everything, and at any given 5-minute period, most of us would often be hard-pressed to say what we’re focusing on. That’s not how our minds work most of the time. It’s no wonder we struggle... Read more »

Today I am announcing preorders of my book Taking Stock: A Hospice Doctor’s Advice on Financial Independence, Building Wealth, and Living a Regret-Free Life. This is a moment of great pride for me as... The post Taking Stock: A Hospice Doctor’s Advice on Financial Independence, Building Wealth, and Living a... Read more »

All new episodes and content can be found at earnandinvest.com. See you there! The post We’re Moving! New Website! appeared first on DiverseFI.... Read more »

Earn & Invest I am proud to release episode 128 of The Earn & Invest Podcast.  This podcast is an exploration of personal finance, financial independence, and taking the conversation to the next level.... The post 128. You Can Destroy Student Loan Debt appeared first on DiverseFI.... Read more »

Earn & Invest I am proud to release episode 127 of The Earn & Invest Podcast.  This podcast is an exploration of personal finance, financial independence, and taking the conversation to the next level.... The post 127. Why Now Is The Time To Start Your Business appeared first on DiverseFI.... Read more »

Earn & Invest I am proud to release episode 126 of The Earn & Invest Podcast.  This podcast is an exploration of personal finance, financial independence, and taking the conversation to the next level.... The post 126: How To Align Your Passion and Talent appeared first on DiverseFI.... Read more »

I've been doing more research and getting more comfortable with fixed income investing. I have most of my bond funds liquidated with the balance...... Read more »

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(Currently have no 529. Have 2 kids - 14 and 10) https://www.pa529.com/pdf/ip/IP-Enrollment-Guide.pdf "STATE TAX DEDUCTION Pennsylvania...... Read more »

Today wife and I drove to the city and got educated on laminate flooring and details on new cabinetry for kitchen area. We went to a Menards,...... Read more »

I'm a seller on Amazon. Everything I sell on Amazon is fulfilled by Amazon, meaning I send product to their distribution centers and Amazon employees...... Read more »

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  (This post may include some affiliate links) Ben Nemtin, number one New York Times bestselling author and the star and co-creator of MTV’s, The Buried Life, joins the podcast to discuss his new book which includes his philosophy of radical possibility and waking people up from sleepwalking their lives... Read more »

  (This post may include some affiliate links) Once blogger Tracy Levesque released her article titled, “What I learned from binge-listening to the entire Journey to Launch podcast,” I knew that I had to have her on as a guest. She joins us after paying off $170k worth of debt... Read more »

Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on Spotify Listen on Google PodcastsListen on Amazon MusicListen on Stitcher (This post may include some affiliate links) Cindy Zuniga-Sanchez, Esq., founder of Zero-Based Budget and new author of “Overcoming Debt, Achieving Financial Freedom Book: 8 Pillars to Build Wealth,” joins the Journey To Launch podcast... Read more »

(This post may include some affiliate links) Ariana Rodriguez joins the Journey To Launch podcast to talk about her experience on the new Netflix documentary, “Get Smart With Money” and how she was able to turn her finances around. We chat about how she used her skills to begin a... Read more »

(This post may include some affiliate links) Dan Sheeks, owner and founder of Sheeks Freaks, an online community helping young people live their best lives by making smart money decisions, joins the Journey To Launch podcast to talk about his passion for helping teenagers get on the path to become... Read more »