2020 needs no introduction. It was the year of the burning dumpster fire that scorched all four corners of the
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Moving to Austin (from California)… One year later
It’s been a while since I updated ya’ll on our move from California to Austin. It’s hard to believe we’ve been here for
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The FIRE Movement vs Home Ownership
Lately I’ve been thinking about the FIRE movement and it's attitudes toward home ownership. Ask any FIRE-driven
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Quit Like a Millionaire (just not at 31)
I recently picked up the book Quit Like a Millionaire, and next to Glennon Doyle’s Untamed, this is by far the best book
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Why you shouldn’t retire at 30
My head is exploding as I read about yet another young fire blogger hitting her FI number enabling her to retire at
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Financial Independence Retire Early – I tried it & I didn’t like it
Amidst the COVID-scented dumpster fire that this year has been so far, there have been a few nuggets of gold -
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Moving from Bay Area to Austin? What I wish I knew before I left
Are you thinking of moving from the Bay Area to Austin? In my last post, I talked about the pros and cons of
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Love your Life, Not Theirs: Rachel Cruze Thinks You Don’t Need a Credit Card (or Even a Credit History)
I picked up the audiobook Love Your Life, Not Theirs by Rachel Cruze because the title intrigued me. I love money books
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We made the move from California to Texas: Here’s what happened
Last year, we made the move from California to Texas for reasons I’ll explain in this blog post. Overall it’s
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