RE part of FIRE… Retire Early!
Freedom 30, Freedom 35, Freedom 40, Freedom 45, etc. Many of us have dreamed about retire early so we can enjoy our lives rather than keep doing the 9-5 job for 30 or more years.
But retire early doesn’t mean stop working completely. Far from it. What does RE really means when it comes to financial independence retire early (FIRE)?
If you are a long time reader, you know that we are aiming to become financially independent in about 9 years. I have validated this timeline a few times using the financial independence / early retirement spreadsheet calculator that I created. Although …
After my article Tawcan’s 7 Phase of Retirement got published, a reader called Mike Drak approached me asking if I wanted to do a book review. At first I was slightly hesitant but I was very intrigued by the …
Nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes. Benjamin Franklin 1789. When I wrote about our financial independence assumptions back in July, many readers asked if we were taking taxes into consideration. As …
This article is inspired by Mark’s recent post on his blog where he revisited their financial independence assumptions. I have shared some numbers on this little blog of mine in the past like the Early Retirement/Financial Independence …
J. $ at Budgets Are Sexy had an interesting post on “When You Have That Epiphany” which inspired me to write this post. 🙂 I had my financial epiphany in 2011 after reading Secret of …
If you’re reading this blog, reaching financial freedom is probably high on your list of goals. One of the keys to reach financial freedom is to leverage what I refer to as the “money muscle.” …
After weeks waiting and anticipation, I’m happy to announce the arrival of Baby T2.0 to our family! I now have a son (Baby T1.0) and a daughter (Baby T2.0), the perfect combination. 🙂 Both Mrs. …