In this post we’ll look at the benefits of shopping based on unit price, with a few simple examples
Save on Groceries with Unit Pricing (no coupons required)
Month: February 2021
Pay Less, Earn More: You really can negotiate anything
Some portion of every dollar I’ve earned (or *not* spent) since 2002 or so belongs to Herb Cohen and this little paperback book of his
What is early retirement? I’d sure like to find out!
It was a grim but somewhat common story in the Air Force: Some crusty Senior NCO would retire (at roughly 40yo) and everyone gathered around the free cake & punch would place bets on how long he’d last…
What is all that debt? An awkward unveiling of our liabilities
There’s no sense making an entire website about financial independence, debt, retirement, and discipline if we’re not gonna pony up and show some numbers
No Money Down Mortgage: Possibly the single biggest cheat code of my life
How I Got a No Money Down Mortgage Loan (an appreciation post) Every personal finance blogger I’ve seen has some massive advantage that they may or may not acknowledge. Because I live in reality, I absolutely intend to shout my lucky breaks from the rooftop. Not because I want to […]
Money Isn’t Everything: Walking Away
Whether it’s $10/hr or $100/hr, sometimes the juice isn’t worth the squeeze. Here are some things we gave up earning in favor of other sidestreams (or nothing at all)
Putting in Work: What Our Daily/Side Hustle Grind Looks Like.
You can’t just earn your way to financial independence, but it definitely helps to bring in as much as possible
The Jar so Far: Monthly Progress Paying Down Debt.
This is an ongoing progression tracker as we empty the jar. Updated monthly with a little less pasta each time (we hope!)
Check My Privilege: Here’s everything you can use to discredit me.
I’ve gotten lucky breaks more times than I can count, so let me just acknowledge them and move on.
WTF is Freedom Jar FIRE? Paying down debt the fun way with simple visualization.
The beginning: Explaining how a jar full of pasta got me thinking seriously about debt