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Reader Case: Teachers Dreaming of FIRE
- How FIRE Changes Your Perception of Time - January 17, 2022
- Our 2021 Finances - January 3, 2022
- Reader Case: Teachers Dreaming of FIRE - December 20, 2021
Singing: “Oh, the weather outside is frightful, but the fire is so delightful, and since we’ve no place to go, time for a reader case, a reader case yo!” Hi Kristy and Bryce, I would like to first thank you for taking the “unbeaten path” and sharing your journey and knowledge with the world! We seem to have a lot in common 🙂 I also went to the University of Waterloo – but in the Arts and graduated with a degree in German History and Language. My husband and I both became teachers after the loss of our children’s fitness business and have spent […]
Reader Case: ER nurse Wants To Escape
- Our 2021 Portfolio - January 10, 2022
- Reflections on 2021 - December 27, 2021
- Is This the end of the Backdoor Roth IRA? - December 13, 2021
What’s this? Time for another reader case? Yes please! Hello! I first wanted to say I’ve both read and listened to your book Quit like a Millionaire a few years apart while in different parts of my journey and it’s one of my favorite books. About me: Married with 1 kid. I’m 31 and my wife is 39. My son is 2 We are both ER nurses in california and make about $200,000 a year depending on how much overtime we’re working from year to year. Family spending is about 5000-6000 depending on miscellaneous expenses for the month. (2400 being […]
Reader Case: Golden Handcuffs
- Our 2021 Portfolio - January 10, 2022
- Reflections on 2021 - December 27, 2021
- Is This the end of the Backdoor Roth IRA? - December 13, 2021
I think it’s time for a reader case, so let’s dip into the ol’ mail bag and see what we find, shall we? Hi Millennial Revolution. Let me start by saying that I love your book! I discovered the idea of early retirement (and personal finance) about a year ago and I cant stop thinking about it. I took some days off of work so I have time to organize and plan how to get to early retirement – and got hooked reading your book. The section on taxes was amazing to me and something that I had not even considered. […]
Is it Fair for Companies to Slash Pay for Remote Workers?
- Our 2021 Portfolio - January 10, 2022
- Reflections on 2021 - December 27, 2021
- Is This the end of the Backdoor Roth IRA? - December 13, 2021
With the pandemic slowly receding into the rearview mirror and earning an average of…hmmm, let’s see…0 out of 5 stars on Yelp for, and I quote, “sucking ass,” now seems to be a good time to sit back and reflect on why none of us want to ever do this ever again. But even though the pandemic was (and in many parts of the world, still is) a horrible experience for everyone, there are a few rays of positive change that managed to sneak their way through the gloomy, COVID-infected storm-clouds. I’m talking, of course, about all the socially accepted […]
Reader Case: A Waiter’s Story of Financial Independence
- How FIRE Changes Your Perception of Time - January 17, 2022
- Our 2021 Finances - January 3, 2022
- Reader Case: Teachers Dreaming of FIRE - December 20, 2021
Now that the family health emergencies are behind us (knock on wood), we finally have time to go back to writing more articles and helping you, our readers, get to FI faster. That means it’s time for another reader case! This one immediately caught my eye because this reader is not your stereotypical tech nerd FIRE enthusiast. I couldn’t wait to share their story to inspire as many of you to pursue FI as possible. You don’t need an engineering degree to save a buttload of money and this is proof. Hi Kristy and Bryce. I am a waiter in […]
