Today, I’m thrilled to bring you a guest post from Julie! Julie, a 29-year-old living in the Pacific Northwest, is on a journey towards financial independence. She loves dogs, wine, and cheesy reality TV shows. Apart from her day job, she co-hosts the FIRE Drill podcast, sells on Etsy, and writes for her blog Millennial […]

Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a great break and that 2015 brings you joy, laughter, good health, and prosperity. Over the past few days, I’ve been reviewing my goals and crunching numbers, so here’s a recap of how I did in 2014. ### Increase Net Worth by 30% Last year was a fail, […]

You might have noticed that things have been pretty quiet around here, and honestly, I think it’ll stay that way until the end of the year. A lot has happened in my personal life, taking up most of my energy. For the past month, I’ve either been crashing into bed from exhaustion or binge-watching TV […]

I recently wrote about how living by the beach all year round has made me less inclined to go on beach vacations. Even though I live by a lake now, beach holidays by the sea don’t appeal to me much anymore. Places like Belize, Honduras, with their incredible reefs, and Cancún’s Riviera Maya with its […]

Achieve Personal Fulfillment Through Financial Independence Good morning! I’m Alex Smith, a 20-year-old accounting student from Des Moines, Iowa, and the founder of wealthydiligence.com, a website offering advice on investing, retirement planning, and saving. I share my updated financial statements every month, so you can follow my journey toward financial freedom. In 2001, Jim Collins’s […]

One of my favorite sayings is “after all, it’s just money.” While I may appear financially put-together, I’ve had more moments than I’d care to admit where that saying was my mantra. The most recent instance was when I ended up spending over $1,500 on a last-minute flight back to Europe because I missed out […]

Growing up, I could never understand why people drove old, beat-up cars. To me, even mid-range cars seemed like a waste. I thought you should either drive a top-tier car or nothing at all. I used to think those people with their worn-out vehicles simply hadn’t worked hard enough to afford something nicer. The same […]