I just purchased our flights for our Camino de Santiago trip in May using travel hacking. I have to admit it was pretty easy. I’ve always seen people posting about how they got these amazing seats for like $200.00 and I always thought they were blowing smoke. But if played correctly they are right. IfContinue reading “Travel Hacking-Airline Tickets”
Tag Archives: Budget
Retirement Income
Have you ever really thought about how you’ll spend your money in retirement? All I’ve ever heard was, ‘Just take 4% of your net worth’ or something along those lines. I recently read this article by Go Curry Cracker about retirement income and whether or not to include a home’s equity. This topic has meContinue reading “Retirement Income”
Simple But Not Easy
The other day I learned that someone I got sober with several years ago died from an overdose. Though I hadn’t talked to him in years, this came out of the blue and hit me hard. I know the statistic ‘they’ say that nine in ten people won’t stay sober, but damn. It’s made meContinue reading “Simple But Not Easy”
March and April Budget Update
The last couple months have been a whirlwind of life just happening. I think it has been a reminder that having contingencies built in can be very helpful. Needless to say both months have been over-budget which many will think is a common occurrence. I would agree with that opinion as well. I’ve said itContinue reading “March and April Budget Update”
February Budget Recap
Welcome back everyone! February feels like it was so long along but better late than never. We came in over budget for February mostly because I got a new toy. I bought a Sony camera to explore new hobbies and possibly a new side hustle. The other category we went way over on is homeContinue reading “February Budget Recap”
January Budget Recap
I suppose I wouldn’t be a FIRE blogger if I didn’t share the obligatory monthly budget. So I have decided to share my actual numbers not so much to be judged but to give a realistic look into the journey. I personally hate reading blogs that give opinions about budgeting or personal finance but failContinue reading “January Budget Recap”
What is a yearly budget and how can it help?
Discovering the idea of writing a yearly budget was literally my Aha! moment. I had just started budgeting but on a monthly basis a couple months prior. I felt like it was going well when an unexpected annual expense came up and I wasn’t sure how to handle it within the monthly budget. At thisContinue reading “What is a yearly budget and how can it help?”
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