You may love your job now. You may love your company now. But one bad hire can change that. Financial independence gives you back your power when it would otherwise be stripped away.
Financial Independence Let Me Walk Away From Harassment at Work
The Sunday Sharies: Volume 13
Sunday Scaries (n): The Sunday evening dread that creeps in when anticipating work in the morning. Shut down Sunday Scaries with this series: Sunday Sharies! These are the articles, links, and content I’ve read this week that I think are worth sharing. Finance Articles I Have No Gift to Bring Pa Rum Pum Pum Pum: […]
Could I Still Retire Early With A Lower Salary?
It’s no secret that earning more money makes it easier to save.
I’ll be straight with you– as a software engineer, I bring home a solid income. But what if something were to happen?
The Sunday Sharies: Volume 12
Sunday Scaries (n): The Sunday evening dread that creeps in when anticipating work in the morning. Shut down Sunday Scaries with this series: Sunday Sharies! These are the articles, links, and content I’ve read this week that I think are worth sharing. Finance Articles How NOT To Determine Your Salary (Bitches Get Riches) She explained […]
The Psychology of Poverty — How Adversity Taught Me The Lessons I Needed To FIRE
One woman’s sacrifice set her up to achieve financial independence by the age of 31.
The Sunday Sharies: Volume 11
Sunday Scaries (n): The Sunday evening dread that creeps in when anticipating work in the morning. Shut down Sunday Scaries with this series: Sunday Sharies! These are the articles, links, and content I’ve read this week that I think are worth sharing. Finance Articles When It Comes to Money, Silence Is Rarely Golden (The New […]
Should I Take A Mini-Retirement or Stick It Out?
I received an e-mail from a reader heading into the next chapter of his life: a soon-to-be empty-nester! He has a big question for us: should he take a mini-retirement while he’s still young, or stick it out until fully financially independent (FI)? He has a great salary and a high net worth, but doesn’t […]
Independence with a Side of Meatballs
I’m sitting in the middle of the kitchen floor in Spain, bent over a jar of spaghetti sauce. For the life of me, I can’t get it to open. I twist until my fingers hurt. I try to use a tool with a rubber grip. I run the lid under warm water. My roommates are […]
The Sunday Sharies: Volume 6
Sunday Scaries (n): The Sunday evening dread that creeps in when anticipating work in the morning. Shut down Sunday Scaries with this new series: Sunday Sharies! These are the articles, links, and content I’ve read this week that I think are worth sharing. Finance Articles Traditional Wedding Gifts Can Burn in Hell Where They Belong […]
Yes, I’m Retiring With Just $500,000
* I’m in the process of moving, so my friend Purple from A Purple Life wrote an epic guest post for today. She has a not-so-harebrained-scheme to retire next year on half a million dollars. I admit that I wondered how exactly she was planning to pull it off when most early retirees save at […]