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Six Ways to Stay Patient and Motivated While Paying Down Debt
This Camp FIRE Contributor article was written by Good Nelly Debt Sucks Paying down debt is one of the major criteria to reach financial independence. You can’t repay your entire
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Lifestyle Deflation is One Solution for Better Finances and a Happier Life
A recent financial study found that 74% of Americans felt ‘at least okay’ about their finances. That’s not too bad! But this is the exact same study that also found
Ty Roberts 4 Comments
5 Ways to Reduce Financial Stress From Your Life
Written by Jessie Connor While it is true that money can’t buy happiness, it’s also true that not having money doesn’t do a lot of good to our mindset. One
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Slash Your Student Loans Before You Need Them
By Mike Monfredi. I had heard that dental school was “expensive.” How expensive… eh? Didn’t have that exactly dialed-in yet. But as my wife (Monica – then fiancee) began applying
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Are You Penny Wise and Pound Foolish?
Penny wise and pound foolish examples are everywhere. The term comes from an old English proverb that is sometimes used in the United States & Canada as well. Penny and
Ty Roberts 15 Comments
What Will Happen to Your Investments in the Next Recession?
Article written by Fred Leamnson The question – what happens to your investments in the next recession – has been on my mind a lot lately. About the author Fred
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The 4% Rule vs. vs Never Touch Your Principal
From Gen Y Money … Retirement, this is what we are all striving for in the personal finance community. And early retirement at that. I
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Artificially Poor; Where is the Money?
From Teach 2 Riches … We are artificially poor. Our bills are around $35,000 a year, and poverty for a U.S. family of five is
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Time is the Greatest Status Symbol
From The Retirement Manifesto … True happiness in life doesn’t come from Money. More importantly, happiness comes from gaining freedom over your time and using
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How “Growing Up Rich” Failed Me Financially
Zero had no concept of money when she moved to New York City after graduating college. This was mostly due to the fact that she
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Putting the FIRE Out: Why It’s Naive to Retire Early
From Funding Happy … Planning to retire early? That’s great, but are you being naive about your future based on a lack of life experience
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THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO SELF-DIRECTED RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS
From Millionaire Doc… “In the past, employees could rely on their company pensions to provide in their retirement. Today, many employees have some kind of
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Does The FIRE Movement Aspire To Revive The Gentry Class?
From The Upwardly Mobile Life … I’m going to say something very controversial; The FIRE movement is really just people aspiring to revive the Gentry
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FIRE – Financial Independence, Retire Early or Retire Ever?
From Life Zemplified … You might not desire early retirement, but if you don’t start saving for retirement now you might be wondering later if
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5 ALTERNATIVES TO FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE THAT EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW
From FIINTROVERT … “This post lays out alternatives to traditional financial independence (FI). Everyone should know these alternatives because you may decide to deploy them at
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A Little Lifestyle Creep Doesn’t Have To Be A Bad Thing
From Frugasaurus … The thing is, that all this talking down on lifestyle creep is fair and all – but some people come from backgrounds