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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.”

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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.”

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