5 Habits to Retire Early & Will There Still Be Retirement?

Money is a mental construct. It’s no longer a physical thing. It’s just an idea, but ideas have real power. Want to change your relationship with money? You simply need to change how you think about money. Think about money in the right way, and you could become an extremely wealthy person. Think about it […]

From FIRE Hedgehog … Financial preparation is seriously important. It only takes one unplanned event, one emergency that you can’t afford, to send you back down the spiral of debt that so many have worked their backsides off trying to get out of. Make an emergency fund the priority, before any debt overpayments, any little […]

From Go Curry Cracker … When you are accustomed to saving a high percentage of income every month, quitting your job and living off your portfolio can be intimidating.  Instead of receiving a steady stream of paychecks, suddenly money is flowing out of those accounts! Income becomes inconsistent. There is a mix of 401k/IRA, Roth, and Brokerage […]

From Sunday Brunch Cafe … Our society’s narrative is of heroes and villains. It rings true for money too. We praise the virtue of financially sound decisions and we vilify of financially dumb moves. In media, we see stories of responsible & resourceful people paying off tens of thousands in debt, saving 50%+ of their […]

From David Rae via Forbes … Is your car payment going to leave you broke in the future? Do you know how much the average car payment is, and how much wealth that payment is costing you over your lifetime? How much car can you really afford? Should you lease or own? I don’t think […]

From Canadian Budget Binder … If you own something free and clear then it belongs in the personal possessions pile of your life. Getting rid of clutter has been our biggest goal for 2018 especially since the passing of my father-in-law and now my mother-in-law who has been diagnosed with onset Alzheimer’s disease. Since then […]