“I Can Do It When I Try”. That sounds like a self help book’s trite advice on success. It is actually one of the choices I offered to my daughter a couple years ago when
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Retired in 2013 at age 33. Life is Good.
“I Can Do It When I Try”. That sounds like a self help book’s trite advice on success. It is actually one of the choices I offered to my daughter a couple years ago when
Read moreToday’s guest post is brought to you by Doug Nordman, author of “The Military Guide to Financial Independence and Retirement”. If you’re reading this blog then you’re thinking about financial independence and early retirement. You’re aware that two
Read moreThe path to retiring early is straightforward. Accumulate enough assets to fund all your expenses for the rest of your life. Figuring out what is “enough” and then saving that amount can be challenging. Today
Read more(The following is a guest post by Nick at Pretired.org – another site dedicated to the art of financial independence) Over at my site, Pretired.org, we talk a lot about “Pretirement” as a new
Read moreTaxes. It is our duty as patriotic Americans to keep our individual taxes as low as possible. I want to show you just how patriotic I am. Over the years our income has grown steadily.
Read moreThe Government has shut down. Big scary news. How can life as we know it continue?! For the vast majority of Americans, life will go on as usual. Your TV still works (even Big Bird
Read moreThe RootofGood household spends less than $2,000 per month on core living expenses! This number may seem amazingly low, and it is for a family of five. Before anyone thinks I’m starving my kids or
Read moreI wanted to further explain how low expenses lead to early retirement by taking a look at a case study. Be a Super Saver Let’s explore the lives of two fraternal twins, tragically torn apart
Read moreSaving and investing large amounts of money every year is a great way to get wealthy. Every year your new investments add to your portfolio value, and the investments grow on their own over time.
Read moreYesterday marked the one month anniversary of my early retirement. Where did the time go? Why didn’t I accomplish more? It seems like just yesterday I was working, yet it also seems like an eternity
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