Investment accounts are so important on your journey to financial independence. The accounts Amon and I put our money into played a big...

Lately, it seems like the stock market is going CRAZY! It’s going up 200 points, then down 200 points, in the blink of an eye. In this...

In 2013, when living in the the San Francisco Bay Area, we completed a kitchen renovation for our home. Normally this kitchen reno would...

On Our Journey to Financial Independence we have embraced a lot of things and made significant changes to our lifestyles. Frugality is...

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Have you ever wondered how index funds work, and whether you should invest in them on your journey to financial independence? Keep...

If you’ve been following our journey at all, you’ll know that our family moved to Portugal in 2019, after Amon and I achieved financial...

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Talk of another recession has been going on for years now, but it’s hard to deny that 2023 and 2024 are increasingly looking like they...

When talking about financial independence, there is one important component that is often overlooked: relationships. Whether you like it...

In recent years cryptocurrency and bitcoin, in particular, have taken the world by storm. So it’s no surprise that we have been flooded...

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No doubt you’ve heard stories of people who lose all their savings by investing in crypto, stocks, real estate, and more. It’s a scary...

In recent years FIRE, or Financial Independence and Early Retirement, has taken off around the globe, as more people realize that they...

Plenty of people subscribe to the “set it and forget it” mentality when it comes to investing - depositing a bunch of money in their 401k...

After two years of record-low interest rates, as of 2022 interest rates are now skyrocketing, and this can have a destabilizing effect on...

For almost three years, our family has been living in Portugal. During that time we made the move from Lisbon, the capital, to the Silver...

These days Portugal is on many travel wish lists, and for some, it’s considered an ideal place to relocate or retire permanently. But...

What is the silent killer of financial independence? That’s right - inflation. There is no denying that everything is becoming more and...

We are currently in the midst of a crash . . . a bear market . . . a recession. Whatever you want to call it . . . it’s bad. BUT, that...