FI/RE
What March Madness teaches us about beating the odds
The whole setup is a lot like the economic mobility in America. Our outcomes, much like the tournament brackets, are often determined by where we start.
Read MoreIs 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.
Read MoreIt finally happened – we’re done with daycare!
At the beginning of the year, I wrote a list of milestones I was looking forward to the most. Number one was launching Cashing Out, and number two was eliminating our monthly childcare payment.
Read MoreWhy we wrote Cashing Out, our first book
Pre-order Cashing Out today
Read MoreIt’s time to revisit the stigma surrounding debt
According to a survey by The Harris Poll, only 52% of young
Americans can meet financial obligations without help from credit cards, student loans, or personal loans.
Money on The Table, Season 2 overview
Our plan was…to make people who wouldn’t typically click on financial content think twice about ignoring it.
Read MoreConversations with A Purple Life | Retiring at 30
her blog is beautiful, hilarious, cringeworthy, snarky and hauntingly familiar. It’s financial umami
Read MoreRevisiting our financial plan
There’s been a lot to consider recently…
Read MoreLife update: Coming out of the fog
the freedom I’ve been feeling…is still just a fraction of what I deserve
Read MoreIntroducing Money on the Table
Most people hate talking about money but we’re not most people
Read MoreEmbracing Conflict- my talk at the EconoME conference
“to become the person you want to be, you may need to disappoint the very people you’ve surrounded yourself with”
Read More3 reasons we’re writing a book
“When someone buys a book, they’re sending a signal that they are ready to change their life.”
Read MoreFrom homeowner to landlord (Part 1 of 2)
I put 10% down for a $100K mortgage at 7% over 30 years. Whatever that meant.
Read MoreI love me more than I love my job, so I quit
Today marks my last week as a full-time employee. Yes, that’s right…I quit. I am a six-figure earner and breadwinner for my family and I’m leaving traditional work about a year earlier than we planned.
Read More2019 in review
We don’t take it lightly how fortunate we are
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