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Category: Financial Independence

Advantages of Early Retirement With Kids

March 19, 2014 JustinRoG Financial Independence, Lifestyle, Parenting, Personal Finance, Travel

Not having a full time job was very convenient the past few months.  Here in North Carolina, when it snows, everything shuts down.  Including the schools.  It snowed a few inches and schools were closed

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Will My Kids Be Okay If I Retire Early?

March 14, 2014 JustinRoG Financial Independence, Lifestyle, Parenting, Personal Finance

The Question Of The Day: Is it possible to retire early to a life of leisure while raising kids that understand hard work and success? My answer: YES! Some people are afraid to retire early

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Six Months of Early Retirement – Still Loving It!

March 10, 2014 JustinRoG Financial Independence, Lifestyle

Six months ago, I found myself suddenly unemployed.  After a day or two of thinking about my situation and my finances, I decided I might as well call it “early retirement”.  Maybe a better job

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February 2014 Financial Update

March 6, 2014 JustinRoG Financial Independence, Lifestyle, Moneyhacks, Personal Finance, Travel

February was a really happy month for our finances.  Spending remained low and our investments went way up.  As long as our investments keep up with inflation after we take out living expenses, we will

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January 2014 Financial Update

February 15, 2014 JustinRoG Financial Independence, Investing, Personal Finance

Let’s go over the Root of Good household’s financial activity in January 2014. I’ll start off with income.  This month’s income of $4,291 was much lower than December’s income of almost $20,000.  We only received around

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Five Blissful Months of Early Retirement

February 9, 2014 JustinRoG Financial Independence, Lifestyle, Parenting, Personal Finance

Five months into early retirement and I have to say I’m loving it.  I’m not sure why, but I think January was my favorite month of early retirement to date.  Maybe it was a lack

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Reaching the Summit of Financial Independence

January 30, 2014 JustinRoG Financial Independence, Lifestyle, Personal Finance

Saving enough money to reach financial independence is a daunting goal.  It took us about ten years to reach the goal, and we were laser-focused on reaching financial independence our entire working careers.  Complete financial

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Budgeting For Home Repairs: Lessons Learned Running A Billion Dollar Project

January 21, 2014 JustinRoG Financial Independence, Personal Finance

During the course of your career, you tend to pick up a few tricks that you can use in your personal life.  In my last job, I helped build, operate, and maintain a billion dollar

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Dividend Investing

January 10, 2014 JustinRoG Financial Independence, Investing, Personal Finance

I love December.  It’s dividend season for my mutual funds.  Like a kid eagerly awaiting Christmas morning, I excitedly anticipate the arrival of my dividend payments.  I don’t even have to unwrap them.  They just

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Life Beyond the Ordinary

December 30, 2013 JustinRoG Awesome!, Financial Independence, Investing, Lifestyle, Personal Finance

Think about your life and what you want to accomplish.  Have you acquiesced to a life of mediocrity?  Or are you busily crafting the perfect life for yourself?  It is a choice, after all. Make

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