Do you ever hear or read about someone who already accomplished what you are trying to do and think to yourself “If I had known what I know now, I’d be there already”? I was having a conversation with a friend about this the other day and thought I’d share. I know we shouldn’t compare […]
Becoming Financially Independent requires some sort of discipline when it comes to managing your money. Yes, I know. It’s boring and dreadful. Wouldn’t it be nice if we didn’t have to put any effort. There are people who are savers, great with money and don’t even need to budget and that’s great. The majority of […]
To achieve financial freedom, and retire early you must be willing to make some sacrifices. These sacrifices will vary from person to person. The journey to financial independence requires that you save a substantial amount of money each month. This may mean increasing income, and/or decreasing expenses. In most households, rent or mortgage is the […]
I was introduced to this concept by my friend Nicole. She read a blog post from Millennial Revolution which explained a movement called FI/RE, Financial Independence, Retire Early. Initially, I was like “Ok, cool”. This was at a time where I was trying to figure out my life and was burnt out. So, I didn’t […]
Some of us tell ourselves that when we make X amount of money and can afford X amount of things, we’d be happy. Therefore, we spend our lives working hard towards that goal. Sadly, we live in a society that associates the overachiever, the hustler and the workaholic with success. Often success is associated with […]