If you haven’t read Part 1 of our Colorado 12 Day Camping Trip Blog go check it out! We visited Denver, Mt. Evans, Gardens of the Gods, and other awesome places. Part 2 will be here waiting for you ;)! Day 6: Buena Vista -> Twin Lakes We arrived early at Whitestar Campground. After setting …
In this blog post, I’ll share what I’ve learned so far about investing in retirement accounts. Though I heard the word investing several times throughout my life, I never thought that at some point I would become an investor. I thought investing was what rich people did with all the money they couldn’t spend. Through …
I started researching financial independence around October 2019. I was trying to learn more about money and how to invest smartly. Thankfully the ChooseFI podcast recommended the Simple Path to Wealth by JL Collins. He writes at JLCollinsnh and is the author of the famous Stock Series, later turned into a book The Simple Path …
FIRE stands for Financial Independence Retire Early. The FIRE movement advocates for achieving a position of financial strength where we no longer depend on a paycheck to pay for basic needs. Since we’ll spend time creating additional income streams outside of a W-2, we can then decide to stop working. Now, remember that you don’t …
How Much Money Do I Need to Reach Financial Independence? Read More »
My first memories of tracking expenses go back to when I was about 10 years old, maybe younger. I remember having a kid’s savings account where they gave us a little rectangular notebook, very similar to a checkbook. It was fun for me to do all the math! From an early age, I understood that …
I’ll start by saying that I think technology is simply amazing. We live in times where we are more connected than ever, more aware of what is happening around the world which leads to a ton of good…and bad. But this post is not about the impact technology has had on humanity. This post is …
We Lowered our Cellphone Bill by Over $100/month! Read More »
In this day and age, the internet is a basic necessity for middle-class American families. We rely on the internet to do homework, pay our bills, and funnily enough to write about how to get cheaper internet rates. As long as we have good enough internet that it’s not painfully slow we can survive. Have …
It was the summer of 2018 and I had just graduated from college, moved away from my family, friends, and my country to follow the American Dream. Even though, everything was going well at the 9-5, I quickly realized I had been thrown into adulthood with zero knowledge on retirement savings, health insurance, etc. My …
