How to Retire Early & Not Run Out of Money - 5 Tips on Staying F.I.R.E.
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Planning for retirement tends to be a key part of most financial plans and budgets. For people pursuing FIRE, it's pretty much the main...
Our Rich Journey
- May 26, 2022
- 4 min
Is Consumer Culture Keeping You From Financial Independence?
Our society is constantly telling us to spend, spend . . . and spend some more! From international corporations, to pop-culture and media...
Our Rich Journey
- May 26, 2022
- 5 min
Top Ten Reasons We Retired Early to Portugal (The World’s Best Kept Secret For Early Retirees)
Right now, I’m writing this article from sunny Portugal, where Amon and I decided to settle with our family after achieving financial...
Our Rich Journey
- May 26, 2022
- 5 min
5 Types of Toxic Money Friends that Can Derail Your FIRE Journey
This post is going to be a little different from the norm - because it’s about something that doesn’t necessarily always come up often...
Our Rich Journey
- May 26, 2022
- 2 min
A Break-Up Letter to the Joneses, Circa 2012
Amon and I recently did an interview where we were asked about the “sacrifices” we had to make while pursuing FIRE. Immediately, we...
Our Rich Journey
- May 26, 2022
- 5 min
Staying Motivated & Focused on Your FIRE Journey - Tips, Tricks, and the Occasional Email to Yoursel
One of the first steps towards financial independence and retiring early (FIRE) is calculating your FIRE number. If you’ve already...
Our Rich Journey
- May 26, 2022
- 5 min
Nine Tips for Pursuing Financial Independence & Retiring Early (F.I.R.E.)
Amon and I started pursuing financial independence almost nine years ago. I remember how it all began. Amon came home from work one day...
Our Rich Journey
- May 26, 2022
- 5 min
How to Retire in Under Ten Years
Are you on FIRE?! I’m referring to the acronym FIRE (financial independence retire early) and not the literal definition (I hope that...
Our Rich Journey
- Mar 21, 2020
- 2 min
We Reached FIRE and So Can You
We Did It!!! About eight years ago, our family of four first started pursuing FIRE. Since then, we finally achieved what we set out to...
Our Rich Journey
- Jun 8, 2019
- 6 min
Our $800 Car | Choosing Financial Independence Over the Joneses
Today I’m going to let you in on the secret to achieving financial independence. No, i’m not talking about stocks or real estate or...
Our Rich Journey
- Apr 1, 2019
- 6 min
10 Stages of Financial Independence
When you begin your financial independence journey, you should have a goal for how much money you need to have saved up in order to...
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