Top Things We Learned in 2025
Similar to what we experienced in 2024, each year is packed with moments that teach us something new and 2025 has definitely kept that streak…
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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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What We’re Thankful For in 2025
Another year, another bunch of things that we’re both so thankful for. Similar to last year, it may surprise some people that what we’re thankful…
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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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Are Mini-Retirements And Sabbaticals Part Of The New Normal?
I’m familiar with mini-retirements and sabbaticals. I’m sure that many people in the FI community are also familiar with mini-retirements and sabbaticals. What I haven’t…
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Shifting Goals For The Journey That Lies Ahead
I feel like my mindset is slowly starting to change when it comes to my financial future, and this in turn is making me rethink…
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Contributing To Society in Early Retirement
When I hear people contemplate whether or not to leave the workforce early, say in their 40s or 50s, there are a few things that…
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Musings on the 2nd Year of Early Retirement
First and foremost, this post is actually right on time and closely aligns with the actual day I retired 2 years ago, unlike last year’s…
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Plans of Being Unproductive During Retirement
So I get it that we may only have one life to live. Yes, ideally we should probably strive to spend as much time as…
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Thoughts on Purpose In Life
What will my sense of purpose be when I’m retired? What will my main theme in life be? This is something that I haven’t actually…
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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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Summer Break Through the Lens of Financial Independence
As the school year starts to draw towards a close with only a few weeks left, I’m getting excited. My wife and kids are about…
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My Current Status on 8 Habits for a Happy Retirement (found on Kiplinger)
I know I’m several years away from Financial Independence. I can calculate my investments, and will eventually get to a point where work will be…
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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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What Might Life Be Like At Sixty Five?
I’m not a great planner, but I do find it helpful to think about my future self. This kind of helps me take a snapshot…
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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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Musings on the First 1.25 Years of Early Retirement (Part 2)
CONTINUATION OF MUSINGS FROM PART 1… As I mentioned in my first set of musings, there was no huge transition for me into retirement. Because…
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Musings on the First 1.25 Years of Early Retirement (Part 1)
With all the summer travel, finally starting up this website, and my current podcasting & parental commitments, I’ve been pretty busy and haven’t had a…
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The Downsides of Financial Independence
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Why FI: What Financial Independence Means To Us
The term “Financial Independence” or “FI” is confounding – it’s one of those nebulous phrases that has a technical definition, yet there is additional nuance…
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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 – 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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This Is It, Don’t Get Scared Now
Hello and welcome to Epic Financial Journey; we are your friendly neighborhood personal finance blog. As you can probably see we are the new kids…
