Rich Dad Frugal Dad
Frugal Role Models I am not a big fan of Robert Kiyosaki. I find his teachings too simplistic and overly vague. There is just so little substance and actual hands-on information in his writing....
Category: Frugality
Front-Load The Sacrifice
Front-Load The Sacrifice Yesterday’s post was all about sacrifice. Getting to financial independence requires hard work, planning, and missed opportunities. This is part of the process. While some have found a way to climb...
The Cost of Financial Independence
The Cost of Financial Independence It is easy to look at someone’s net worth and ooh and ahh. The response from my monthly income reports is fairly telling. People see the numbers and wonder...
Travel Hacking-Why I Refuse To Break the Seal
Why I Refuse To Break the Seal You must be living under a rock if you’ve not heard of travel hacking. Almost every personal finance blog or podcast has tackled this subject at one...
Less is More
Less Is More Maron could feel the spittle as it pooled in the recesses of his otherwise barren palate. The drool was intolerable. Hunger was an inviolate preaching of the bloody frugality wars of...
The Frugality Wars
The Frugality Wars My mother had a plan. After my father died. She looked at her three young boys and knew what had to be done. This was before my stepfather entered the picture....
Who Does That?
Who Does That? Who does that? It was almost a whisper. Her overwhelming brown eyes boring into my soul as her lips curled into a half-moon smile. Her hands attached to elbows bent at...
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...
Mexico On a Non-Budget
Mexico On a Non-Budget Did I mention that Mexico is my happy place. Year after year, our trips bring me that something I can’t find anywhere else. Calm. Peace. Tranquility. We like to...
We FI Like We Lived
There Is Nothing We Can Do I think we FI like we lived pre FI. Let me explain. I have spent a good deal of these last few years being a medical director of...
