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5 Money Conversations To Have Before Getting Married

September 14, 2020 25 Comments

We were walking down the path by the river to go meet our friends. As it was the last day before our cross-country move and we still hadn’t finished packing or cleaning, this was a bit of an interesting choice. I didn’t think it was a good idea to pause our cleaning frenzy to go […]

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Opinions, Relationships, The Sunday Sharies

The Sunday Sharies: Volume 17

February 9, 2020 No Comments
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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 The Great Affordability Crisis Breaking America (The Atlantic) In one of […]

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Financial Independence, Intentional Living, Relationships

Guest Post: What My Other Half Thinks of FIRE

May 1, 2019 14 Comments
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Mr. Mechanic joins us again today with an extra special guest post sharing his views on FIRE. After blabbering about FIRE for years, I was excited when he offered to write about his experience as an outsider looking in. Some links below are affiliate links! Discovering a New World of Finance I don’t like to […]

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Career, Intentional Living, Relationships

You Can’t Always Decide Your Fate, But You Can Decide To Be Flexible

March 18, 2019 12 Comments
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I’m not very flexible physically. Even back in elementary school gym class, I couldn’t touch my toes when I bent to stretch. I can’t touch my fingers together when I reach around my back, let alone clasp my hands, and I’m miles away from being able to do the splits. But something happened this weekend […]

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Financial Independence, Relationships, Social

How To Make Your Significant Other Hate FIRE

February 19, 2019 26 Comments
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Here are some tried-and-true methods to get your partner to stop listening to you, ignore all of your advice, and make them second guess their choice of being with you in the first place.

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Background, Intentional Living, Relationships

On Love and Money—The Mechanics of Shared Finances

February 5, 2019 24 Comments
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I was wondering what to write this week, but I could not think of a topic for love or money. Then it hit me– love and money! With Valentine’s Day around the corner, I thought I could cover how we handle money in our relationship. Mr. Mechanic and I met on vacation 10 years ago. Resolutely […]

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I'm a mechanical engineer turned programmer with a pretty big DIY project: save enough money to become financially independent. I write about frugality, career climbing, and investing.

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