Camp FIRE Finance
A personal finance community for those seeking FIRE, by those seeking FIRE
From Life For The Better …
Financial Independence means that one is independent of finances. Finances do not control our life. We do. However, within the financial independence community, that’s all anyone talks about: money.
We do not want finances to dictate our lives, but on the path to FI, we let our finances dictate how we live.
The Paradox of Financial Independence – Life For The Better
LIGHT A FIRE UNDER YOUR RETIREMENT! 
From Budget Like A Lady … You are not bad when it comes to money, you have just tried a bunch of ways that didn’t work. I have a solution to get you out of this way of thinking. You Don’t Suck at Money…Time to Stop Pursuing Perfection – Budget Like a Lady Related
From The Green Swan … “Today I am giving you a very simple rationale as to why the government doesn’t want you to retire early…taxes. The government simply wants you to be part of its tax base. For 2016, total government spending (federal, state and local) is estimated to be $6.7 trillion.” Continue reading … […]
From Making Sense of Cents … “For most people, retirement means something that only older people do after decades and decades of working. However, more and more people are thinking about early retirement. And, when I say early retirement, I mean being financially secure enough that you don’t need to work unless you want to. Even […]
The biggest struggle in my journey to financial independence hasn’t been finding ways to improve my budget, reduce my expenses, or even increase my income. The hardest part has been trying to find the patience to wait for success to show up. But success is like a blister – it shows up once the hard […]
Of Dollars and Data … This is the last article you will ever need to read on market timing. It’s a bold claim, but I’m not messing around. So strap in, because the training wheels are off on this one. Even God Couldn’t Beat Dollar-Cost Averaging | Of Dollars and Data Related
From { in·deed·a·bly } … How can time poor people complete more of the things they want to get done? The answer to this question is one of those simple, but not easy, ones: Spend less time on low value activities, and invest your time concentrating on the high value activities. Value isn’t just a monetary […]
From Apathy Ends … When I was reviewing our savings rate a few weeks ago and licking my chops about the $1k/month we recently freed up by paying off my student loans. I realized that the costs of raising kids eat up a lot of the things we were doing to speed up our Financial Independence […]
In 1922, Sinclair Lewis wrote a chilling cautionary tale for those pursuing FI that touched off a literary maelstrom, culminating in his receipt of the Nobel Prize for literature. Here are three key things he wanted you to remember. Don’t Become A Babbitt On Your Path to FI – CityFrugal Related
From Eat.Money … I track a few items each month related to my personal finances but the one that I look to most often is my net worth. I started back in 2015 and its gratifying to take the 10 minutes on the 1st of every month to see if my family and I took […]
From Life and My Finances … Sure, you’re wasting dollars when you buy something. But what impact does that have on your future retirement? How many years’ worth?? How Many Years of Retirement Are You Wasting With That Purchase? | Life and My Finances Related
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