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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Our Hot Takes On Tipping
Tipping is a deeply ingrained aspect of our culture here in the United States. While seemingly a simple act of gratuity, in reality it’s a…
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Seize The Moment
Fall is upon us. This time of year means so many different things to so many different people. For coffee-lovers, fall is the official start…
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Our Thoughts About 33 “Year-Round Frugal Habits” (found on Yahoo)
Frugality is one of our favorite topics here at Epic Financial Journey. Even more fun than discussing our own frugal habits is learning what frugal…
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When Frugal Goes Too Far
My mother-in-law is like me in most ways, at least from a financial perspective. She has always been very frugal; never taking fancy trips, never…
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Family Series Part 6 – Travel & Other Fun Activities
While Parts 1-5 of this Family Series have focused on finances and other meaningful topics such as career paths & learning, we aren’t 100% serious…
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Family Series Part 4 – Allowance
Allowance is another one of those highly debated topics when it comes to kids & money, with a wide array of thoughts & opinions amongst…
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To Buy Or Not To Buy (A New Furnace)
An Unpleasant Surprise… My alarm clock went off and I hopped out of bed. For some reason it felt cold… VERY COLD. Yes, it was…
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Our Thoughts About 18 “Poor Hacks” (found on Yahoo)
By now all of our readers should know us well enough to recognize that we’re big on frugality. In fact, sometimes we’re even ridiculously over-the-top…
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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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Ode to My Car
As I was driving home recently I looked down at my car’s odometer and noticed a very cool milestone (perhaps some would merely call it…
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Buying Into The Gaming World
“No, we’re not going to get you video games” was a comment that my wife and I have repeated hundreds of times over the last…
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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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Spending Series Part 4: Spending Extravagantly On Things We Love
While frugality is an enduring pillar of Financial Independence, recently there have been some changing attitudes in the community towards spending money. Frivolous or unintentional …
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Spending Series Part 3: Purposeful Spending on Non-Essential Items
With frugality so ingrained in most of us here in the FI community, it’s sometimes hard to even think about spending money, let alone actually…
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Spending Series Part 2: Ridiculously Over-the-Top Frugal Habits
While most of us in the FI community treat frugality as a badge of honor, sometimes we can take it TOO far. Of course, deciding…
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Spending Series Part 1: Our Frugal Habits
Frugality is a cornerstone of Financial Independence. While most of the world may view frugality as foolish, restrictive, or even a fruitless waste of time,…
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How I Spent My Summer: The Influence of “Die With Zero”
Spoiler Alert: It was spent with friends & family. Busy, Busy, Busy As a family we traveled to 10 different states, attended 9 concerts (4…
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Be Yourself; It’s Highly Encouraged
You Want to be Like Who? I’ve always considered myself to be an average person. In all honesty, I would even classify myself as fairly…
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The Squire’s Core Belief #1 – Happiness Matters
When we read the United States Declaration Of Independence in school, I found it so interesting that it mentions the right to pursue happiness. In…
