By: Baker @ ManVsDebt
I really enjoy tracking our journey to financial independence, like you’ve outlined in your previous post. I do understand what you are saying here, though. For example, the last $100 we take to pay...
View ArticleBy: Early Retirement Extreme
I think financial goals are only incident to greater goals like for instance you mention the health and security of your children, yet finance has taken such a dominant role in our society that having...
View ArticleBy: Do You Dave Ramsey?
This is interesting Trent… I think there are a couple meaty areas here for further exploration. I think the level of our needs change or advance as we address each need. Money to pay my current bills...
View ArticleBy: Drawing
Really enjoyed your thoughts on personal finance! I really liked how you said, “there is no one simple way to keep tabs on your money goals.” This is so true. We have to be actively participating in...
View ArticleBy: kristine
The ad you have on your page :”Google pays me 127 an hour”… links to a scam- you have to buy their “kit”. It is hardsell nonsense. (Yes, I had to click and see what it was about.) You lose credibility...
View ArticleBy: MoneyEnergy
That’s awesome…. I love your children philosophy, buying them crayons and stuff… very important. I agree that overall financial success is just a stepping stone to real, whole success… I guess the...
View ArticleBy: Melody
Great post, and so true. I just have to share I was cracking up when I read about you buying healthy foods for your kids (they eat those breakfast burritos I’m sure, like mine does!) and then I...
View ArticleBy: Nancy
Trent, Your kids are cute and those are cute pictures of both of them. With that being said, you might want to think about not putting their pictures in the articles in the future. Unfortunately, we...
View ArticleBy: cheap chick
I used to hate budgets too. But I also hated spending money I didn’t have. I dumped my credit cards except for one for EMERGENCIES. Cash or debit card only now. I also looked carefully at “regular”...
View ArticleBy: George
I have to laugh at the chart of the future. Yes, we’d all like our own to show nice smooth progress, but the reality is that investment returns vary and our own expenses can vary. For instance, a...
View ArticleBy: George
Speak of the devil, er, details, here are some real world examples from the Retire Early home page: http://www.retireearlyhomepage.com/reallife09.html
View ArticleBy: shenz
Very interesting post – especially from someone like me who just recently decided to take control of personal finances. I’ve visited this website (blog) a couple of times in the past – and learned a...
View ArticleBy: George
Ack! I-bonds are now earning 0% since the 6-month inflation rate is -2.8%, so you’d need a base rate of 5.6% to overcome that. Kinda tough after having earned 5-6% in the prior 6 months. Now we’ll just...
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