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My Goal: Small Income Streams

August 5, 2013 by Justin Weinger

  As most of my readers are aware, I’m in my early thirties. What you might not be aware of is that I’ve been working full time since I was 16 years old, never having attended (or even desired to attend) formal college. My income level has increased almost every year. I currently work as […]

Filed Under: Decisions Tagged With: financial independence, house, journey, mortgage, story

How Much Money Do You REALLY Make?

July 18, 2013 by Justin Weinger

  If I were to ask you how much money you make per hour, you’d probably come back at me with a smart-aleck reply that didn’t answer my question at all, because money is a very personal topic. But in your head you’ve probably got a pretty good idea. If you earn an hourly wage […]

Filed Under: The Basics Tagged With: financial independence, house, mortgage, net worth

Why I Chose To Pay Off My Mortgage Early Instead Of Invest

July 17, 2013 by Justin Weinger

  So you’ve started living below your income level, eh?  Paid off some high-interest debt and have some cash you want to put to work for you? That’s great. Got a mortgage? If so, another set of decisions is now facing you. Should you invest your excess income into long-term investment vehicles like stocks, bonds, […]

Filed Under: Decisions, Stories Tagged With: debt, earlypaymentcalc, financial independence, house, mortgage, story

Why I Stopped Contributing To My 401k

July 16, 2013 by Justin Weinger

  Up until this month I’ve been contributing steadily to my 401k at work, over the last 9 1/2 years. My company contributes a flat 3% of salary for each of our employees, which is a nice benefit for many folks who might not have the means to contribute to a matching plan. I’ve been […]

Filed Under: Decisions Tagged With: 401k, enough, financial independence, house, mortgage, retirement, story

FI Journey Status Volume 1

July 13, 2013 by Justin Weinger

  It’s the middle of July 2013 and I’m taking stock of our location.  We’ve come quite a ways as a family in the last 4 years, including adding 2 kids and subtracting my wife’s income.  However, we are enjoying life more than ever, and our journey is moving in a direction that we’re both […]

Filed Under: Journey Progress Tagged With: financial independence, house, mortgage, net worth, status

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