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How We Saved 70% of Our Income To Retire Early - 9 Money Saving Tips
As you guys likely know, Amon and I are BIG savers. On our F.I.R.E. journey, we were able to save (and invest!) an insane amount of money...
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May 26, 20226 min read


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...
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May 26, 20224 min read


How We Keep Our Utility Bill Low
As you guys can probably attest to, utilities can be expensive! But they don’t have to be. Keep reading for six tips that we’ve learned...
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May 26, 20225 min read


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...
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May 26, 20225 min read


6 Ways to Pay Off Debt When You Have No Money
Clearing your debt is an important step on your journey to financial independence. The problem is, there are so many people who are...
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May 26, 20224 min read


Parenthood and Law School: My Story at UCLA Law & 9 Tips For Returning Students
Here’s a question that we get asked all the time: What exactly is it that we did for a living? Well, the short answer is that Amon was an...
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May 26, 20226 min read


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...
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May 26, 20225 min read


How Buying a Smaller Home Could Make You $2 Million!
The decision on where to live while you pursue your FIRE journey is an important one. There are a lot of things to consider, including...
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May 26, 20224 min read


11 Reasons Why We Don’t Use a Financial Advisor (and How It Made Us Rich)
Yes, you read that right - we do NOT use financial advisors! NEVER have! It may sound impractical, but I assure you - It’s NOT! Amon and...
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May 26, 20227 min read


How to Invest in Real Estate with Little or No Money Down - 5 Creative Ways to Invest for Financial
By buying and flipping properties, Amon and I made over $400,000 in real estate in the San Francisco Bay Area. We loved working on our...
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May 26, 20225 min read


How to Increase Your Credit Score FAST by Understanding Credit Utilization
As many of you probably know, credit scores are a vital piece of any FIRE journey. A good credit score can make it easier to do a lot of...
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May 26, 20225 min read


Want to Retire Early? - Focus on This Rate
Do you remember when you thought that retirement involved grinding away for thirty to forty years in the workplace before you could even...
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May 26, 20224 min read


How To Invest $1,000 (Without Buying Stocks or Real Estate)
One of the questions we’re always asked is how to invest certain amounts of money. I think this is a fantastic question, but I also think...
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May 26, 20224 min read


Couples: How to Get on the Same Page About Money
Teamwork makes the dream work, you know what I mean? I’m not trying to be cheesy, but it’s true! One of the main reasons Amon and I have...
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May 26, 20225 min read


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...
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May 26, 20222 min read


Can Index Funds Make You Millions?
I was scrolling through our Youtube videos and realized that Amon and I reached a milestone – we have officially posted 150 videos on...
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May 26, 20223 min read


Why It’s Okay That You Didn’t Begin Investing At An Earlier Age
Our girls started their own YouTube channel documenting their investing journey. In my very humble and unbiased opinion . . . it’s...
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May 26, 20222 min read


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...
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May 26, 20225 min read


How To Get a Job Abroad NOW . . . You Can Thank Me Later
If the title of this article isn’t obvious, I’m a HUGE fan of working abroad. Amon and I lived and worked in Spain and Japan for almost...
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May 26, 20224 min read


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...
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May 26, 20225 min read
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