Good morning, sunshines! ☀️🌻 How y’all doing this fine day? I picked up a cool book recently as part of my neverending quest to be better with time. The book is called Time Smart: How to reclaim your time, & live a happier life. (Cheers to Ben Miller over at Chronifi for recommending it to me. Great book!) Right from the first page I found myself
Our Foster to Adoption Journey
Someone had the balls to ask me this recently... “Do you think you’ll be able to love an adopted kid as much as you would love a biological kid?” And here’s another comment I got a couple weeks ago… “Are you only fostering kids because you’ll get paid to foster?” I was afraid of questions like this. In fact, questions like this are the reason I haven’t shared many
Another do-gooder post about charity and giving
Happy Monday, generous people! It’s my favorite time of year... That time when we all start thinking a little bit less about ourselves, and a little bit more about other people. It’s the giving season! 🤗 Giving means a lot of different things to people. For some it’s about volunteering their time. For others it means random acts of kindness. And for some
Problems Come, and Problems Go (Even in FIRE)
[Happy Friday! Got another celebrity guest post for y’all today from one of the hottest FIRE blogs around -- Accidentally Retired! This post will be a fresh slap in the face for anyone wondering if retiring early will solve all life’s problems. Happiness and balance need to be a part of the plan. Check it out 👇👇👇] ****** Problems. Everyone has them,
Rental Secrets – Getting More Value from Your Housing Dollars
I met a guy recently who introduced himself like this... “Hi, I’m Justin. I teach renters how landlords think so they can get better deals for their housing dollars”. I immediately turned starry eyed 🤩🤩🤩 and was thinking, we NEED this dude on the blog!!! Here’s some Q&A I had with Justin and a little more about how he helps people. Justin also
Would You Cosign a Loan for Your Best Friend So She Can Freeze Her Eggs?
Good mornin’, wealth builders! I have an absolute DOOZY of a topic for discussion today. This is based on a situation someone I know is dealing with currently... Would you cosign a loan for your best friend so she can freeze her eggs? Now before you say “Hell no!” like I yelled immediately when I heard the question, listen to the full story first… OK, here is the
My Parents Retired at 42: What I Learned Growing Up in a FIRE Family 🔥🔥🔥
[Good morning FIRE nerds!!! Got a cool guest post for ya today from Mike who co-hosts the Friends on FIRE podcast. Mike had a unique upbringing as his parents both retired in their early 40s! I think most of us want to achieve FIRE and teach the ways of financial independence to our kids… Well, that’s what happened in Mike’s family, and here’s a chance to hear more from the
Net Worth Report #14 “Valentine’s Day” (Up $36,983) 📈
Good morning, money lovers! Welcome to net worth report #14! Every month, my process is the same... I log into all our investment and bank accounts (both mine and wife’s) and tally up the totals for all the assets we own, as well as credit card balances and any liabilities. The total at the end is our current “net worth” -- It’s one of the most important numbers to track
FIRE Advice for Federal Employees and Other Government Workers
Yo, yo! Happy Monday money nerds! Today we’ve got a celebrity guest blogger -- Sam a.k.a “Gov Worker” -- who runs a kick ass FIRE blog that helps government/federal employees work towards financial independence. What I love most about Sam is his attitude toward his job. It’s a refreshing change from the common complainy-pants people out there. Also I love the way Sam helps
Angel Investing … Maybe Not the Best Idea
Good morning, guys! Happy Friday!! I have a confession to make. I’ve been a naughty investor. I just entered into a highly speculative, extremely risky, might-never-see-my-money-back-again kind of investment. It was only a modest amount (not gambling the whole farm or anything!), given to a start-up finance company I learned about recently. The reason I’m telling you all
