by Michael | Mar 7, 2019 | Advice, FIRE, Real Estate
7 Ways to Reduce Your Property Tax Bill and Local Taxes One of the biggest challenges in planning for retirement or FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early) is estimating and saving for rising property taxes. In particular, individuals planning for early... 
by Michael | Feb 26, 2019 | Advice, FIRE
The Libertarian, The Rich, and The Wardrobe I am going to break with commonly held convention and discuss a wee bit of politics, the FIRE movement and what it can teach you about improving your finances. The Libertarians and The FIRE Movement If you’re not familiar... 
by Michael | Feb 22, 2019 | 5 Minute Financial Feature, Advice, Make Money
Five Easy Ways To Make Money at Home Post contains an affiliate link, read my disclosure here A common question readers ask is, how to make extra money at home? There are tons of side hustles and legitimate work at home opportunities, however, the more common... 
by Michael | Feb 21, 2019 | Advice, Home Buying
The following is a guest post from Accidental FIRE. He is an outdoor adventurer and teacher who lived a mostly frugal life only to find out “accidentally” that he was financially independent before he knew it was a thing. He practices and preaches the principle of... 
by Michael | Feb 21, 2019 | Advice, Save Money
Why You Shouldn’t Listen to the Prevailing Dave Ramsey Advice One of the questions people ask the most is if they should pay down debt or save? Everyone from financial gurus such as Dave Ramsey to big corporations preaches about the best advice when about paying... 
by Michael | Feb 6, 2019 | Advice, Blog, Finance
Something’s Wrong in the Neighborhood All is not well in the personal finance blogosphere. I have known it for a bit and could not put my finger on what exactly it was; it’s like one of those smells you can’t identify, so you just let It go and pray it’s not...