A significant amount of our early retirement planning involves a passive income stream from rental real estate. We have plowed through our debt snowball for nearly ten years, paying off one mortgage after another, and then loading up additional principal payments on the next loan slated for early completion. This has, at times, seemed endless. […]
Archives for September 2015
Marriage: A father’s letter to his daughter
Our daughter is getting married in a couple days and I thought it might be good to put my thoughts down in a father’s letter to his daughter. I do not believe she is aware of this website or blog, but will certainly find it at some point. Sweetie, I hope someday you enjoy my […]
Jet-setting Frugal Style to Las Vegas
As I’ve mentioned, working at home has its challenges. Having little direct interaction with people, other than back-to-back phone meetings, can get lonely. This is one of the reasons I occasionally visit the local coffee shop. I also go out for lunch a few times a month. I have to tell you about my recent […]
Step 7: Retirement
This article is the final in a series of seven that will discuss our approach to reaching financial independence and determining key criteria for success. If you have not already read the sixth step about becoming financially independent, please take a minute to visit that post. This article will discuss how to determine when you […]
RV Solar: The Circle of Light
We mentioned in a recent article how much fun we had during our five-day camping trip. This trip’s destination was a campsite about 25 miles southeast of Flagstaff, Arizona near the 790-mile Arizona Trail. The Pine Grove Campground is one that offers a “dry” location to park—without water or electricity directly available. Sometimes these locations […]
Step 6: Achieve Financial Independence
This article is the sixth in a series of seven that discuss our approach to reaching financial independence, and determining key criteria for success. If you have not already read the fifth step, about becoming debt free and celebrating freedom, please take a minute to visit that post. This article will discuss how to determine when […]
The Arizona Trail: A Path Less Traveled
Today we have a treat with a post from my wife. I thought it might be interesting for people to see life in the household from my better half’s perspective. I hope you enjoy it, and please do leave feedback and ask questions about our path. Traveling during the off-season or during the workweek to […]
How I Retired Early- Steve Miller
Today we are handing over the blog microphone for our first guest post with Steve Miller over at WeBeTripping. I recently ran across Steve this year and have enjoyed his story. His financial journey is similar to mine and it is exciting reading about his experiences post retirement. Wished we were already there! How I […]
A Tale of Two Employees’ Finances: “Boot”
Worldwide, there is panic over the recent, drastic stock market decline. Fear seems to be in the air. Who knows how far the market will fall? What will the short- and long-term effects be on the economy? I thought that this period of uncertainty might be an excellent time to reflect on those of us […]