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That Isn’t Very FI…or Is It?

September 8, 2020 by Penny 12 Comments

Let’s not sugarcoat this. The pandemic pushed me back onto Facebook. Said another way, I logged onto Facebook on purpose. Repeatedly. In an effort to not totally regret my pandemic-induced poor decision making, I also started hanging out in more personal finance groups. I don’t regret that particular decision. In fact, there’s plenty of knowledge … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Wonder Tagged: COVID-19, education, FI, financial freedom, financial independence, leave, teaching

Celebrating Your Money Wins – Volume 19

July 29, 2019 by Penny 10 Comments
Summer Money Wins

Earlier in the month, I thought it would be fun to celebrate summertime money wins. I reached out to the community, and I was floored by the number of people who had money wins to share. Then, a reader reached out to me to let me know that the money wins post was actually linked … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Celebrate Tagged: debt, downsize, downsizing, expenses, extra mortgage payment, FI, FIRE, housing, mortgage, PMI, travel hacking

Celebrating Your Money Wins – Volume 16

May 6, 2019 by Penny 5 Comments
Celebrating Your Money Wins 15

Not every money win has to a huge one to matter. Last month, I focused a sizable win. We have enough in savings to wipe out our mortgage. That’s H-U-G-E. But this month? I’m actually equally excited by something that only adds up to maybe $20 or $30 a month. I am officially Diet Coke … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Celebrate Tagged: budgeting, budgets, FI, financial independence, income, investing, investments, rental

How I Found Financial Freedom Without the FI

December 5, 2018 by Penny 18 Comments
Financial Freedom FI

I found financial freedom in a chocolate bar. Of course I did. It’s not like it was an ingredient or anything. It’s more like it was a lingering effect (which is a vast improvement over the “what have I done!?” feeling). I’ve been waiting my whole life for chocolate to be a metaphor, and it … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Make Tagged: careers, FI, financial freedom, financial independence, FIRE, golden handcuffs, teaching, work

A Look at Our Mortgage Numbers

October 3, 2016 by Penny 37 Comments

I am terrible at setting goals. I also don’t really share numbers here. At least not in any streamlined way. If you read my posts about unexpected expenses and the $24k in debt we killed last year, you’ll get a fairly decent picture of my income and my spending. But let’s leave a little mystery … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Plan, Save, Spend Tagged: budget, debt, FI, financial independence, goals, loans, mortgage, numbers, repayment

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