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Getting my wife on board with the FIRE lifestyle

May 22, 2020
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[Happy Friday! Please enjoy more backstory on our man Joel who will be taking over the blog here shortly! See you back on Monday for one last week of hanging out together! :)] ******* It’s a common question in the personal finance community … “How can I get my partner on board with Financial Independence?” Tough to answer, because everyone’s relationship is a little different. […]

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Crappy Jobs on My Path to FIRE

May 15, 2020
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[Hey guys! Please welcome 5 AM Joel back to the site today as he starts transitioning into his new role here while I go the opposite way at the end of the month… Really really enjoyed this post of his, and hoping you do too! See ya back on Monday!] ******* Check out that old name tag up above… Yep, I used to work at […]

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Who the heck is 5am Joel?

May 8, 2020
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Good morning, all! Nice to meet you, I’m Joel. I’m the new guy. Hang on a sec, where is J. Money? As J announced earlier this week, he’s slowly stepping away from blogging here. He’ll be passing the reins over to me starting in June. 😬 Good news though, J’s not going too far!… He just extended his contract with Soapbox (the peeps who own […]

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