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October 18, 2017February 21, 2024

You Should Experience Chautauqua at Least Once in Your Lifetime and Here’s Why.

Photo of two cowgirls on horses. Financial Independence Chautauqua is not about horses, although you could potentially ride a horse at one. — Do I want to send you on a mountain man retreat? Not exactly.

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You may be wondering, like I was, what is Chautauqua?

At first, I thought it was like a living history gathering I attended once in Wyoming, which was also called Chautauqua. That one featured talks, music, entertaining exhibits and friendly competitions.

Sort of like a Renaissance Fair, but more of a Mountain Man Rendezvous where people dress up in buckskin clothing and wear knives and carry powder horns for their rifles.

Not what I expected to be reading about on personal finance blogs.

So just what is this other Chautauqua spoken of by personal finance bloggers and members of the Financially Independent Retire Early (FIRE) community?

Continue reading “You Should Experience Chautauqua at Least Once in Your Lifetime and Here’s Why.”

October 10, 2017February 21, 2024

How The FIRE Community Is Going To Change Your Retirement Strategy

Image of a person holding a handful of $20 bills. Having a retirement strategy will help you save enough for retirement. — *Image by StockSnap from Pixabay.*

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Have you ever felt behind in your effort to save for retirement? At one time, my husband and I wondered if we would ever catch up our retirement savings. We needed a retirement strategy to boost our retirement savings!

September 18, 2017February 21, 2024

How Our Money Story Can Help You Improve Your Finances

Image of woman holding out a stack of cash. It's possible to change your money story to improve your finances. — Image by Kredite from Pixabay.

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We all have a money story, but did you know you can re-write the ending in order to improve your finances? Here’s how we found the motivation to change our money mindset.

Are you living with the stress of debt? My family struggled with debt far longer than we should have before my husband and I finally woke up, changed our ways, and began saving our money.

We struggled through the Great Recession of 2007 – 2009. At that time, I had my own early childhood education business. Due to the economic downturn, I ended up closing my business and sold all my classroom equipment and supplies.

I went back to work for The Man.

September 16, 2017February 21, 2024

Learn the Truth About Our Money Story in the Next 60 Seconds.

Photo of a pile of money, including $1, $5, $10, and $20 dollar bills. This is our money story. — What’s your money story? Image by StockSnap via Pixabay.

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Sharing our money story . . .

Sharing our money story was something I wanted to do because I passionately believe it’s not too late to catch up retirement savings, even after making mistakes (we’ve made a bunch), or starting late (also guilty of this). What I didn’t expect was how much our story would resonate with others, or the level of positive feedback I’d get.

It’s been heart warming to hear that the stories and comments on this site have inspired others. I’m really excited about the growth of this site! It’s gratifying to know I may be making a difference in my readers’ lives, and you can be a big part of that, too.

By commenting thoughtfully, with acceptance and encouragement, you help create a safe space for people to share their questions about money. You can help people re-write their money story!

Here is our money story. . . Continue reading “Learn the Truth About Our Money Story in the Next 60 Seconds.”

September 16, 2017February 21, 2024

8 Brilliant Ways to Lower Organic Food Costs

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Look to your farmer's market for qualify organic food. Photo of author with colorful organic vegetables. — Hit the farmer’s market at the end of the day to lower organic food costs.

Today, I want to share my favorite tips to help you lower organic food costs (and food costs in general) so that you will have more money available to build your wealth.

Now that I am on the Path to Financial Independence, being able to lower organic food costs has become a priority for me.

My family enjoys visiting local farmer’s markets, where we can get fresh organic produce year round. I love the huge variety of locally grown heirloom fruits and vegetables, artisan cheeses, wild-caught sustainable seafood, and free-range, grass-fed organic meat and eggs.

Sounds expensive, right? Find out how you can eat organic foods like this and still afford to put extra cash in your retirement fund . . . Continue reading “8 Brilliant Ways to Lower Organic Food Costs”