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Working sucks: I don't want a career, and here's why

Working sucks. I am just not seeing the good in working for 30 or 40 years for nameless corporations in pursuit of a fancy title, a big salary or influence.

How to retire with a high income: A definitive guide

I'm about as transparent as they come (a tactic I highly recommend to maximize the gr

3 reasons why we upped and quit our careers without being millionaires

Are you curious about how to retire early without being a millionaire? I'll give you 3 reasons why my wife and I cashed it in and retired early without a million dollars.

The best advice for living forever off your retirement

Attaining finanical freedom isn't just about making and saving money, it's about being able to maintain a new lifestyle

Living on a boat: Why I ditched traditional life for this crazy one

Living on a boat isn't a traditional life, but that's also what makes it unique enough to be thrilling, freeing and worth the cost.

Minimalism sucks: Wrong word for a positive movement

Though I have written in some detail about our desire to downsize (minimize) our possessions and live a more simple (read: minimal?) lifestyle, my goal is not to become a minimalist. In fact, I do not believe that the concept of minimalism is all that helpful in our path towards financial independence and early retirement.

Why are careers in information technology unfulfilling?

In the personal finance community, we get to read a lot of people's stories about why they chose a path to early retirement (or at least financial independence). Commonly, the impetus stems from working unfulfilling jobs, and many times, those jobs just so happen to be in IT. I'm a primary example. I worked in information technology my entire professional life. From the moment I graduated college, my life revolved around the computer, as if the computer had this invisible gravitational pull tha

Dave Ramsey's three keys to early retirement

Love him or hate him, Dave Ramsey is a key figure in finances, and I recently listened to (watched) a segment of his radio show by the age of 40, Ramsey immediately began to t

Our Airstream now has full solar power!

Our Airstream is flat out electric, literally. Without even plugging in. Our little 200 square foot home on wheels now possesses the ability to generate its own power and live entirely off grid. Over the Thanksgiving break, my wife and I drove Charlie nearly 3,000 miles up to Oregon and back from our home base in Tucson, AZ. It was our first major drive with our truck (Clifford) and our Airstream (Charlie). The plan? Upgrade our b

Do these three things after maxing out your 401k and Roth IRA

In October, I maxed out my 401k and Roth IRA contributions for the year. Now, my paychecks are larger because those automatic deductions are no longer happening. Talk about an awesome first world problem to have!

The secret to retiring early? Make lots of money and don't have kids

If you want to retire early with kids, you might think that it's impossible. After all, kids are expensive. It's true, kids are pricey, but...

12 of the most influential money bloggers in 2019, and what we can learn from them

Influential money bloggers pour the heart and soul into their blogs. They run trusted and respected blogs and are natural born leaders. Here are the top 12 money and personal finance blogs for 2018.