It seems like many in the financial independence movement have the same goal – to quit their jobs and travel the world at 30 or 35. Now, there’s nothing wrong with that goal. If that’s what you’re working toward, I encourage you to follow your dreams and go for it. But I wanted to put […]
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On Monday, I wrote all about our journey into debt. Going into my husbands planned surgery, we had an emergency fund set aside to deal with the costs. I also had other savings and investments that I hadn’t tapped, which were sitting and growing while this debt was also growing. As far as I’m concerned,
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I’ve written before about how my husbands near death from septic shock taught me about the importance of emergency funds and emergency planning. Today I’m going to write about how the experience impacted my attitudes about debt, and tell you my debt freedom story. I hope this story can either help you to keep out
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Getting out of debt. It’s a dream for many, no matter what kind of debt you might have. I’m focusing today on the first part of the second tier of financial freedom – making a plan to pay off “non-deductible” debt. What’s “non-deductible” debt again? It’s the worst kind of debt-the kind where you can’t
Is it Snowing or Is It an Avalance? Planning to Pay Off Non-Deductible Debt Read More »
Last week we worked our way through the foundation to financial freedom. First we got to know our balance sheet (or net worth), so we know where we stand right now in terms of our finances. Then we recorded our cash flow, so we know how much we have coming in and where it’s going every
Getting to Know Your Dreams – A Three Step Process to Discovering Where You Want to Go Read More »
On Monday I wrote about the financial pyramid, and the importance of knowing yourself as the foundation to financial freedom. Today I’m going to talk a bit more about net worth, and share the outcome of my quarterly net worth process. I wrote a bit about my quarterly net worth process before. To be honest, I’m
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