The 4% Rule: How Much Do You Need to Retire Early?

The 4% rule is a commonly used guideline in the context of FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early). The rule helps folks figure out how much they can safely withdraw from their retirement savings each year while aiming to make sure that their money lasts throughout their retirement. Here's how it works...

Bored and Broke? 50 Ideas For Frugal Fun

Aug 16, 20232 min read

Budgeting

Bored and Broke? 50 Ideas For Frugal Fun

Entertaining yourself and your family is a great way to self-care, keep your financial journey sustainable, and recovery some of your energy

Ideas For Rewarding Yourself For Meeting Financial Milestones

Aug 12, 20232 min read

Health & Wellbeing

Ideas For Rewarding Yourself For Meeting Financial Milestones

Rewarding ourselves for achieving major milestones is a great way to sustain progress, recharge yourself, and acknowledge your progress.

Determining Your FIRE Number (Calculate How Much You Need to Retire Early)

Aug 12, 20232 min read

FIRE Strategies

Determining Your FIRE Number (Calculate How Much You Need to Retire Early)

Your FIRE number (aka your financial independence number) is the amount of money you need to have saved and invested to sustain your life.

The 4% Rule Explained: How Much Do You Need to Retire Early?

Aug 11, 20232 min read

FIRE Strategies

The 4% Rule Explained: How Much Do You Need to Retire Early?

The 4% rule is a commonly used guideline in the context of FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early).

Healthy, Frugal & Easy Meal Plan Ideas to Feed Your FIRE Path

Aug 11, 20233 min read

Food

Healthy, Frugal & Easy Meal Plan Ideas to Feed Your FIRE Path

Here is a list of meal planning options that are healthy, frugal, and easy to make. Feel free to mix and match these options.

How Decluttering Can Boost Your Overall Wealth

Aug 10, 20236 min read

Health & Wellbeing

How Decluttering Can Boost Your Overall Wealth

Clutter increases the costs of your expenses, contributes to stress, and generally makes it harder to prioritize financial goals.

How Geoarbitrage (Geographic Arbitrage) Can Support Your FIRE Journey

Aug 8, 20235 min read

Travel & Relocation

How Geoarbitrage (Geographic Arbitrage) Can Support Your FIRE Journey

Geoarbitrage, or geographic arbitrage, is moving to a place that offers a relatively lower cost of living while maintaining your income.

How to Deal with Student Loan Debt: Strategies for Managing Student Debt

Aug 7, 20234 min read

Education

How to Deal with Student Loan Debt: Strategies for Managing Student Debt

Here are some important things to consider before taking on student loan debt, as well as recommendations after taking on student loans.

Aug 7, 20233 min read

Education

Paying for College Using Scholarships

If your goal is to fund your degree using mostly (or only) scholarship money, here are some recommendations to follow.