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Real stories from real people about real money. Be inspired to take action and share your own money journey with others.
Financial Independence With Geoarbitrage
Once our eyes are opened to the world of Financial Independence, we begin to focus on what works best for us to achieve FI sooner rather than later. Zach and I determined to pursue Financial Independence with Geoarbitrage. This is our FI story. Zach and I met in the Spring of 2017 in the most…
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A Financial Independence Awakening
From Financial Ruin to Recovery My Financial Independence (FI) Awakening was born out of financial ruin. I was 6 years behind on my personal taxes and had $40K worth of debt weighing down on me. I felt ashamed. I was beyond frustrated with my financial position to the point that I mostly tried to avoid…
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Financial Independence After College
We rarely think about retirement, much less achieving Financial Independence after college, during our college days or early twenties. We were fortunate…
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Financial Independence Is a Way of Life
Even though we all have our unique money journeys, I think my story is normal and I am just your average guy.…
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A Minority Financial Independence Story
The Lottery of Life When I moved from Haiti to the United States at age 11, I knew I had won the…
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Financial Independence: Easy as One, Two, Three
I can’t believe that it’s only been a little over two years since my husband and I discovered Financial Independence, Retire Early…
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Having Faith in Financial Independence
I’m Becky, I’m 64 years old and have been married to Stephen for more than 40 years. We have three adult children.…
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Reinvention of Self Through Financial Independence
Goats, Goals, and Delayed Gratification My Financial Independence (FI) story begins in my grandfather’s lap. He often read me the children’s book,…
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Health, Hope, Happiness, and Financial Independence
With the script for the American Dream held tightly in hand, I set out to live my dream life by pursuing the…
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Financial Independence for Family
I was born in Maracaibo, Venezuela in 1980 and I think that makes me a borderline millennial with some behaviors from Generation…
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My FI Path To Living Life on My Terms
If you told me I would grow up to be an entrepreneur, I would’ve said you were nuts. My path to entrepreneurship…
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