Gratitude Wednesday
Gratitude Wednesday
There is only one downside to this great financial independence community. Everyone is just too damn accomplished! While safely setting aside my own insane jealousy, it’s impossible not to be awe-inspired by the creativity and talent of this great group of people. This series of posts is called gratitude Wednesday posts. This gives me a chance to recognize/promote individuals who have knocked me off my feet by engaging, writing grade A material, or being extremely social media savvy. I would die for the skills, intelligence, and downright friendliness of the writers highlighted today. I will purposefully focus on what I think of as emerging blogs. Everybody already knows about the websites that garner millions of page views a year. I will focus on the future movers and shakers.
Peerless Money Mentor
Have You Read His Latest Post: The Economics of Going Natural
In His Own Words:
My name is Jerry O. Brown, and I am from Baton Rouge, La. I graduated in 2009 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and a Bachelor of Science in Business Management with a concentration in Information Technology from the University of New Orleans. Despite having two degrees, I still managed to make all the wrong decisions financially. I got myself in a lot of credit card debt and bought a car that I could not afford. My current goal is to master my personal finances and help others master theirs!
Bottom Line: Peerless.Money.Mentor
Why I Included Him In This Gratitude Wednesday: Relevant content, social media savvy, generous.
Route To Retire
Have You Read His Latest Post: Why a $5,000 Tax Refund is Actually Good news
In His Own Words:
There are a number of different paths to take yourself on the route to financial freedom. For me, that path is a mix of a few items:
- Strong savings / Retirement accounts – Between savings and investment accounts, we’re currently putting away about 35% of what we make (before taxes).
- Not living an extravagant lifestyle – we take more vacations (cruises, Vegas, etc) than a lot of people I know, but in general, we live pretty modestly and we don’t throw money around. No keeping up with the Joneses in this household! 🙂
- Real Estate – We have one rental house and one duplex and are planning on 2-3 more properties over the next few years.
After really looking at the numbers and with a second opinion from a financial planner, I’m planning on retiring before I turn 50 in 2025. Hopefully, I can make that happen sooner, but that’s the game plan. That might seem like a long time away, but I have a feeling that will fly by.
Bottom Line:The path to financial independence
Why I Included Him In This Gratitude Wednesday: Great archives, genuine, engaging.
Actuary on Fire
Have You Read His Latest Post: What’s Your Personal Inflation Rate?
In His Own Words:
I’m fascinated by the huge difference in philosophy and financial strategies between the FI community and the establishment of actuarial thought and institutional investing. In particular, I want to explore in this blog the intersection of these two worlds. Can one inform the other, or will they forever remain neighbors refusing to make eye contact and not sharing cups of sugar?
Bottom Line: Actuary your way to financial independence
Why I Included Him In This Gratitude Wednesday: Great mathematical analysis and strong content.
In Summary
There truly are a ton of very talented folks in the FI community. I read some of the things that some of these guys discuss and my head just wants to explode for how powerful their thoughts can be. I think that the passion that comes with it helps everyone in the community to become better in working toward their individual goals.
I really appreciate you including me in your post, Doc.
— Jim
My pleasure. Great content deserves to be recognized!
Thanks for including me, Doc! I really enjoy reading your work. Rock on!
I agree, there are so many amazing people out there, it’s so easy to be inspired.
Yep. And you are one of them!