Tag: Financial Independence
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What Happens When I’ve Spent Too Much and Can’t Pay into My Savings: Owing a Debt to Yourself
Whoops. Spent Too Much I am not a perfect picture of FIRE discipline or anti-consumerism. Actually, if you picture perfect discipline, I’m really far from that. If that’s your lane, I have some excellent reccos here and here. I’d call this site FIRE-flirty – heavily invested in the processing and self-questioning part of the process… Read more
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‘Slow Procurement’ Plans: Why Earning Gear with a Hobby Is So Much Better Than Buying It All from the Start
Hobbies: The Ultimate Wallet Temptation (And What You’re Really Being Sold) I’m an Aries with ADHD. Needless to say, I am endlessly interested in new things. I pick up new hobbies with enthusiasm. My favorite hobbies tend to be movement-based, like climbing, camping, and burlesque. But the range is vast: gardening, reading, music, writing and… Read more
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How I Respond to People Who Call Me Cheap
What’s Really Happening When Someone Calls You Cheap People call each other all types of names every day. Cheap is one that’s been directed at me before. Sometimes it was a small jab between friends and didn’t bug me at all. Other times it’s truly been used to hurt me, and to pressure me into… Read more