If you read this blog regularly you might be aware that I’ve been preparing myself (and my finances) for the possibility of a job change early next year, once I’ve paid off our mortgage. That plan is not 100% certain yet, but I’ve begun working part time on a couple of side hustles in order […]
I Just Set Up My First Roth IRA
I hear you rolling your eyes over there. You’re probably thinking “wait, this is a financial independence blog and he’s just now opening his first Roth IRA? Shouldn’t that be one of the first steps toward FI?” In some ways you’re right, this is probably something I should have done long ago. But everyone’s […]
Get More Done: A Few Favorite Productivity Methods
If you’re anything like me, you have just a few things on your plate keeping you busy these days. Right now my company is in the thick of trying to implement some of our Obamacare initiatives, so the IT department has quite a list of “to-do’s”. On top of that I’m kind of running […]
Are Cell Phone Trade In Programs Worth It?
If you’re like most of the modern world these days, you carry some kind of smartphone in your pocket. Smartphones are closer in functionality to computers than cell phones (did you know that they still make phone calls?), and they usually carry some very computer-like price tags! With their growing popularity and accelerating model […]
Product Review – YNAB (You Need A Budget)
Have you been thinking about starting a budget? Or looking for a better budgeting tool than what you currently use? Let me introduce you to YNAB. Funny name, serious budgeting software. I’ve been using YNAB for about a year now, and I recommend it to pretty much everyone. Before I found YNAB I had […]