There are plenty of books, articles, blogs, seminars, and classes about goal setting. Each may present a unique approach as to how one should go about setting goals, creating a system to ensure success. I know that, for me, setting goals has been an important practice in my life. The nature of my personality is […]
Financial Independence
The Beginning of The Banker’s Battle
Folks, today we have a very special guest post from ARB. He is taking the blogging microphone today as I am enjoying some R & R on the beaches of Florida with my friend Billy. I highly recommend you check out his site and subscribe to his new posts, discovering the challenges and life of […]
The future is uncertain: Save every penny
In a recent blog entry, I wrote about living for today, since you only live once (YOLO). I touched upon why today might be the day to start living your life fully. It is important not to put off to tomorrow those things that are important to us today because, the truth is, none of […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Step 4: Test drive living on less income
This article is the fourth 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 third step covering replacement costs, please take a minute to visit that post. This article will discuss the reasons you should test-drive living […]
Welcome new readers and subscribers
Welcome new readers and subscribers! My recent guest post on the 7 Phases of Retirement over at Retire by 40 last week piqued interest in our personal journey to financial independence. Many of Joe’s readers visited this site and subscribed to receive future posts. Thank you. We would like to extend a warm welcome to our new […]
Step 2: Create a Passive Income Stream
This article is the second in a series of seven that will discuss what it takes to reach financial independence. If you have not already read the first step, which covers budgeting, please take a minute to visit that post. This article will outline why you should create a passive income stream. When I first […]
Sunshine Blogger Award Nomination
I was nominated for the Sunshine Blogger Award by Abigail at I Pick up Pennies last week. We were disconnected from the internet over the weekend enjoying some camping south of the Grand Canyon. Next Monday’s post will share some pictures and our experience. Here are her questions and my responses: What’s the best thing you’ve […]