Financial Changes We’ve Observed Over The Last 20ish Years
We’re old and we’re not ashamed to admit it. Both of us began our financial journeys back in the mid-2000s and discovered Financial Independence about…
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Changes in Tactics After Accessing Our Emergency Fund
I enjoy investing as much of our money as possible into the stock market. It’s great to know that it’s working hard, typically growing at…
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My Updated Thoughts & Opinions On Professional Financial Advice
From the very start of my financial journey I’ve been a DIYer when it comes to both learning about personal finance & investing and actually…
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The Power of Compounding Continues Through Retirement
Sometimes I get a little down, knowing that I didn’t invest much in the market while I was younger. I didn’t quite understand the power…
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Two Paths to Financial Independence – How Fast We’re Going
Similar to the popular mantra “personal finance is personal”, there is no one “right way” to achieve Financial Independence. In fact, there are an almost…
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Two Paths to Financial Independence – What We Invest In
Similar to the popular mantra “personal finance is personal”, there is no one “right way” to achieve Financial Independence. In fact, there are an almost…
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Family Series Part 5 – Thoughts on Life After High School
The first 18 years of most children’s lives are fairly well mapped out and uniform, at least here in the United States, from the progression…
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Family Series Part 3 – Teaching Kids About Money
Much the same way that different teachers can use different methods to educate their students, parents can use a variety of methods to educate their…
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Family Series Part 1 – Our Partners’ Thoughts About Personal Finance & Financial Independence
Both of us are married and in each of our households we are the ones that are most interested in personal finance & Financial Independence. …
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What Typical Retirees Are Being Told About Early Retirement
I recently attended a presentation on planning for retirement at my work. These financial talks are presented at lunch time a few times a year,…
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The Financial Mistakes We’ve Made
Nobody is perfect, especially not us. We’ve all made mistakes in every aspect of our lives and that’s okay. While many people may feel shame,…
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Fighting Through Fear And Anxiety To Take Action
As you know, I’m a HUGE fan of taking action, especially in situations where there is potential for a tremendous positive impact. The Culprits Holding…
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Planning For A Joyful Journey To FI
As fun as it sounds to be financially independent, I’ve got a ways to go. I like my job, and like where I live, and…
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Selling Stocks is Super Scary, Seriously
Simple Path To Wealth? The high-level FIRE roadmap seems fairly straight-forward: Save & invest as much as possible until one’s portfolio grows large enough to…
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A Decade Until Financial Independence
So I’m closing in on forty four years old and by the looks of it, I probably won’t hit Financial Independence for another decade or…
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How I Currently Explain Investing To Others
Trying to explain the idea of Financial Independence to others has been an interesting endeavor. As I learn more in the world of personal finance…
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Being Open To Change
I’ve found that talking with others about topics like music, food, sports, and kids, can really provide a fun opportunity to share and connect with…
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The Squire’s Core Belief #2 – Incremental Changes Add Up
Saving was something I did when I knew what it was going to be spent on. College, a car, a house, music, and so on….
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Scout’s Core Belief #2 – Flexibility
Desire for Certainty As a former engineer with an optimizer/maximizer personality, there is nothing in this world I desire more than absolute certainty. For most…
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My Origin Story & Financial Journey – The Squire
I grew up in a loving family. As a kid, I enjoyed life and took school seriously. I played sports and stayed busy, and as…
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My Origin Story & Financial Journey – Scout (Part 2)
RESUMING THE JOURNEY FROM PART 1… Fortuitous & Life-Altering Financial Moment #3 – Discovering FIRE One of the magazines I started reading long ago, Kiplinger…
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My Origin Story & Financial Journey – Scout (Part 1)
TLDR I’ve never experienced any traumatic events in my life, money or otherwise, so I have no heroic stories of courage to share (and for…
