Wealthy and Frugal
Wealthy and Frugal Having a high W2 wage has allowed my family many extravagances not afforded to your average employee. For instance, we rarely get granular about our non budget. We guide ourselves by...
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Money Is An Intermediary
Money Is An Intermediary We often have a problem with words in the English language. This is no more apparent than when we in the financial independence community talk about retirement. We sing the praises...
Are You A Good Financial Model?
Are You a Good Financial Model? In the last post, I talked about my financial independence legacy that was passed down from my parents. I have also written extensively before about how I have...
Falling Off the Time Money Continuum
Falling Off the Time Money Continuum Money is time. Time is money. Phrases oft said in the financial independence community and in my opinion(as of late) pure horse pucky. We have somehow mangled the...
The Value of Money
The Value of Money It is no surprise to the readers of this blog that I have enough. I have enough money to live life comfortably without worrying about the well drying up. And...
Financial Independence is a Side Effect
Financial Independence is a Side Effect Financial independence is a side effect of a life well lived. Or it should be. That’s not to say that I got it right, nor have I found...
The Stoic Treadmill
The Stoic Treadmill Two ideas have been bouncing around my head of late. One is that the financial independence community can be somewhat close minded. As previously discussed, there is much hemming and hawing...
The Opportunity Cost Fallacy
The Opportunity Cost Fallacy I have written before about how the financial independence community can be somewhat close minded. This is no more apparent than when discussing luxury spending. Post in a local forum...
Disability Dos and Don’ts
Disability Dos and Don’ts Today’s guest post is brought to you by Chris Wimberly, a paid sponsor of DiverseFi.com, who will talk about disability dos and don’ts. Chris is a longtime physician advocate and...
Are The Extras Holding You Back?
Are The Extras Holding You Back? Have you ever heard a financial independence enthusiast use the term I pay extra for that? I pay extra for childcare, or I pay extra for a cleaning...
