Waiting Was the Right Choice!
As I type this my nearly three-month-old son is sleeping next to me on the couch. Oh boy, has our life changed over these past three months! We are stoked to be parents and amazed that we were able to create another human being. We are excited to guide our son into adulthood over the […]
Chasing FIRE Interview #8 – Millionaire Doc
Today we continue our Chasing Fire interview series (<- click the link to see all interviews in this series). I have always enjoyed reading and listening to interviews to learn how people got to where they are, so as to learn from the successes and failures of others. Each individual’s story and path is unique, and we can certainly […]
May 2019 – Detailed Financial Report #53 – Net Worth $1,171,429 | Income $91,688
The GYFG household is officially mortgage-free. We made our last payment in person at the bank. To be honest, it was a bit of an anti-climatic moment. Don’t get me wrong: it feels great to have removed the shackles of such a large debt – a feeling that sadly is never achieved by most. After […]
FIRE Starter: The Power of Habits
Zach spent his first three posts providing us with nine actionable tips for savings, investing, and growing wealth in your 20s (part I, part II, and part III). The information in that series could change the rest of your life if you were to follow it. He then shared “How Creating a Side Project Can […]
This Side Hustle Earns Me $3,188 per Hour
One of my hobbies is to find new revenue streams that take minimal effort (and minimal time). In late 2017, The Wealthy Accountant (TWA) published a post on how he was earning $1,000/hour selling tradelines – that piqued my interest. I had no idea what a tradeline was before reading that article. But I quickly […]
April 2019 – Detailed Financial Report #52 – Net Worth $1,110,940 | Income $27,134
What a year 2019 is shaping up to be. Life never ceases to amaze or surprise me. Specifically, I started thinking about starting a consulting practice back in the summer of 2016 and almost secured some work back then. However, the timing wasn’t quite right. The idea was put on the back burner until it […]
LateFIRE Chapter 4: A Tale of Two Houses, a 26-Bag, and $1.7M
When you start late on the path to FI, there is URGENCY. There is no margin to make missteps. There is no multi-decade runway to recover from market turbulence, so “time in the market” trumping “timing the market” takes on a different nuance. Ask a person on the cusp on retirement in 2000, or 2008, […]
Chasing FIRE Interview #7 – Erik from The Mastermind Within
Today we continue our Chasing Fire interview series (click the link to see all interviews in this series). I have always enjoyed reading and listening to interviews to learn how people got to where they are, so as to learn from the successes and failures of others. Each individual’s story and path is unique, and we can certainly gain […]
How I Bought The GYFG Family Electric Bikes With Free Money ($3,797.95 Worth)
My favorite price in the whole world is FREE. I remember in college my Economics professor tried convincing the class that there was no such thing as a free lunch and he even gave us an acronym to remember it – TINSTAAFL. I don’t remember that professor’s name but I remember his lesson clearly. Today, […]