The secret to stress-free cooking at home

Fast food prices rose 29% over the last 4 years and have consistently outpaced full-service restaurants and grocery stores. As the price tag creeps higher, we have to ask ourselves: is it really worth it? Are we willing to sacrifice our health and budgets to convince ourselves we’re saving time instead of just borrowing it? This isn’t about guilt or blame. It’s about understanding our choices and taking ownership of the results. And in an expensive world with limited time, it means getting creative with home cooking again.

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It’s time to stop calling ourselves “recovering” perfectionists

History is about to hand over the keys to the kingdom with an unprecedented wealth transfer that is set to make women the richest demographic in the country.
But calling ourselves “recovering perfectionists” isn’t just a quirky label — it’s fundamentally harmful. Women won’t just inherit the money, we get the responsibility that comes with it. The ‘recovering’ label implies that we should suppress the very quality that could help us steward this upcoming windfall.

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How to raise a “rich” kid

Our approach to teaching Beau about investing and financial literacy is very similar to my Dad’s approach to teaching me.

First, we make saving money normal. Beau has two investment accounts where we put his money to work for him. He doesn’t know all the details, but he knows money can grow if you let it, so we routinely invest 50% of any money he receives on his behalf.

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The secret to loving your life is defining your “enough”

The pursuit of status and approval is a completely natural part of life and isn’t going anywhere, but the mirror effect highlights how using material wealth to do it leads to a never-ending cycle of comparison and competition. If you want to play the game and still have some money left over, you have to start with defining your “enough”.

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Is F.I.R.E really…a movement?

Kiersten and Julien surrounded in flames, with the text asking Is F.I.R.E. really a movement

The FIRE community has similar levels of untapped potential, but we’ve spent the last few years arguing about what the acronym means and whether the FI or the RE matters more. This obsession with making either side a permanent state instead of a continuous journey stops us from seeing all the possibilities that lie in between. It also obscures the most important part: that we’re part of a movement.

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