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Create Your Own American Dream

September 13, 2013 by Justin Weinger

  Earlier this week a reader left a very thoughtful comment in response to my post Smaller House, Larger Life. Vicki S made the following point: I think people need to evaluate what “An American Dream” really is to them. With all the changes that have been thrown onto us in the last 12 – 15 […]

Filed Under: The Basics Tagged With: enough, financial independence, goals, journey, personal

August In Review – Income/Expense and Net Worth

September 1, 2013 by Justin Weinger

  Happy September everyone! Down here in the south football is in the air and the humidity is on its way out, which is a wonderful feeling. Here’s a quick update on how August went for us financially: August In Review August Income was pretty standard, nothing much made in the way of side hustles […]

Filed Under: Journey Progress Tagged With: financial independence, goals, journey, net worth, status

Smaller House, Larger Life!

August 25, 2013 by Justin Weinger

  In the summer of 2010 I finally came to my senses. My first child was a year old. My wife, daughter and I lived in a good-sized suburban home in a nice neighborhood, about 15 minutes from downtown where my office is (even in rush hour traffic). Our house was fairly “nice” since we’d […]

Filed Under: Journey Progress, Stories Tagged With: financial independence, house, journey, mortgage, personal, story

I Got A Raise By Asking For One

August 21, 2013 by Justin Weinger

  As a manager of several employees, I can tell you that managers and supervisors generally want to keep their employees happy and content. The cost of replacing an employee includes training, benefits, building chemistry and trust, growing that person’s knowledge and experience, and even after all that the employee may not be happy with […]

Filed Under: Stories, The Basics Tagged With: financial independence, journey, personal, salary, story

Be Flexible With Your Financial Goals

August 16, 2013 by Justin Weinger

  I love setting goals! Just wanted to get that off my chest, thanks. But seriously, I set a lot of goals. For myself, for my family, for my department at work, and for my individual employees (with their help and buy-in, of course). Having goals can help us to increase our performance and get […]

Filed Under: Decisions Tagged With: financial independence, goals, house, lifestyle, story

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