Our purpose in teach others about money is to encourage them to pursue financial independence. With this collection of posts, we focus specifically on reaching FI. There is a focus on saving techniques and the use of compound interest. We also discuss starting side hustles and making passive income.
Last week, we talked about what impacts your credit score. There are 6 factors that have varying degrees of impact. This week, we wanted to cover how I improved my credit score by 314 points and how you can do the same. It wasn’t always an easy path nor was it quick. It took me […]
Getting your personal finances in order can be a scary task. We want to help make it easier by breaking it down into more actionable steps. This week we want to talk about your credit score, specifically what impacts your credit score. Let’s start with the basics. What is a Credit Score? Your credit score […]
Yes, this is yet another article in our series of me quitting my W-2 job. It was and has been a massive change to our lives and we are still trying to process all the emotions and new systems behind it. So today we wanted to give ourselves our very own accountability partner, YOU. We […]
As you may know, I am officially working from home. After lots of planning and calculating, we are ready to hit the ground running. Even though the actual day we decided to put in my notice was somewhat unplanned, we had actually planned for the possibility of me leaving wage-paying work. We had planned to […]
Miss TTF is taking the leap and quitting her W-2 job. Find out why she quit her job in order to pursue a life more suited for her goals.
Set for Life by Scott Trench This is the book that fully changed my perspective of FI. I sincerely wish that everyone and their Mommas will read it to change their perspective too. And honestly hope to one day teach a personal finance course and have this book be a base to that curriculum. As […]
Mr. TTF’s birthday was just a few weeks ago and we decided to spend it with family, away from work, at the Happiest Place on Earth. I feel like that might be trademarked because, well, it’s Disney. But we got a sweet little taste of FI, as we do with any trip to Disneyland. So […]
Welcome to yet another New Year! There’s so much on the horizon for you and I know you have so many goals and aspirations. You’re going to get fit, you’re going to travel more, you’re going to see your friends more, you’re even going to learn to cook and actually make some responsible financial goals. […]
Learn how to take your dream of retiring early with FI from just a dream to a reality by applying these 3 simple steps. And the best part is, you can start them all today! Newton’s first law of motion, often referred to as the law of inertia, states that, “An object at rest stays at […]
So what is financial independence and why are we changing our lives to join the movement? As a disclosure, some of the links in this post are affiliate links, meaning, we can earn a commission on any purchases made through the link, without any additional cost to you! As I sit here writing our first […]
