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How living in a 52 square foot room improved this guy's life

And I thought my wife and I were living small in our 200 square foot Airstream. Not when you compare us to this guy, who calls a room no bigger than 52 square feet his real home. Meet GuyOnFire . Now, check out this dude's super creative living situation. I live in a 52 square foot room and it has improved my life in some wickedly bizarre ways. Some may not consider it a room and many even refer to it as a "Harry Potter cupboard'. Normally, my writings on house hacking

You Can Live Differently

Have you ever thought about living differently? Like, way differently? How about traveling the world on a sailboat, or working on Mars? Okay, the Mars thing might not be possible...yet. :) The typical definition of the "American Dream , get a job, get promoted, get married, buy a house, have kids, another promotion, family v

How To Change Your Life

All of us have the power to change our lives in profound ways. It can take time, but it's this power that gives us the strength to succeed. This is about how to go from where you are now to where you want to be. The steps that you need to take. The habits that may need to be refined. The little things that can add up to extremely profound improvements in our lives. First, understand how compounding works. In my article, "Why compounding is better than gravity [https://thinksaveretire.com/compo

Why I refused to take a sabbatical and quit instead

When I told my boss that I am quitting in December to travel, his first question was: "Is this permanent?" His question lead us neatly into a short discussion of taking a sabbatical instead of quitting outright. Perhaps a sane person would have accepted the sabbatical. I, however, did not. :) At most companies, a sabbatical (or a leave of absence) means that you get to keep your job and return when your sabbatical is over. However, you'll spend your sabbatical time unpaid by the company. Either

To become a great leader, all you gotta do is be smart and lazy

Ask 10 random people what it takes to be a good leader, and you'll probably get replies like smart, diligent, motivated, creative and maybe even clever. But according to the Germans, the answer is only "smart" and "lazy". I was reading Farnam Street the other week and stumbled across an article that talks about what makes good leaders, well...good. Despite what most people might think (and myself included before reading th

How I feed a family of five for less than $600 a month

How do I feed a family of five for less than the average cost to feed a family of four? By utilizing simple but effective buying strateiges.

How to take stunning photos without expensive equipment

Cheap photography doesn't have to be "bad" photography. Taking stunning photos doesn't require expensive equipment.

What does it mean to retire early vs. retire from full-time work?

Unlike retiring in your 60s, early retirement isn't about stopping or slowing down. People who retire younger end up doing even more.

Blogger Confessions #16: Sean from My Money Wizard

Happy Saturday and welcome to the 16th episode of the 'Blogger Confessions' interview series on the blog. Today, I'm bringing our business and money insider, Sean from My Money Wizard to talk about blogging and how he has managed to keep everything straight as a personal finance blogger. Take it away. Blogger Confessions with My Money Wizard 1: In at least 100 words, describe the target audience of your blog. First of all, thanks for having me again, Steve. You ma

Live your epic new life

The changes we make are designed to maximize our happiness every day of our lives. What's it like to live your epic permanent paradise? What is it like to live a life we designed? To be financially free? To be able to wake up every morning genuinely happy and fulfilled with our lives? Living your epic life could mean so many different things, like: * Quitting your full-time job * Location independence * Traveling the world * Paying off debt * Starting a successful side hustle * Earning c

The awesomeness of not being important

You know how awesome it is to not be important? To be that guy who comes into work every day, does his job and goes home? The guy who never volunteers for additional work, never has his nose up the ass of his superiors, the guy who couldn't seem to care any less about the next promotion or raise?

We bought our Airstream!

We bought a 2005 Airstream Classic from a dealership up in Mesa, AZ as our next home and take delivery of it March 31st.