There are a lot of things that I look forward to in life post-job. Near the top of the list is slow travel. During the year, I'm grounded because the girls are in school. However, the kids get out of school next week and we're not wasting any time.We leave the day after they get out. I'm going to tell you about my big travel plans. First, we must get to the question … [Read more...] about Ask the Readers: Summer?
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Ask the Readers: What Would You STILL Not Do, Even if Money was no Object?
Hi there, Mrs. 1500 today.So Mr. 1500 and I flew to Florida last weekend to watch the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting with Mr. and Mrs. PoP from Planting our Pennies, Bryan from Income Surfer and Brian from Grumpy Goat Coffee. (Because we’re all dorks.)But before I ask you about today's question - and how I came up with it - let's hear from Mr. 1500 and the … [Read more...] about Ask the Readers: What Would You STILL Not Do, Even if Money was no Object?
How did you discover the FI Movement?
Confession: I'm not perfectly adjusted and lack creativity. My life could be drastically different right now. And it would be for the worse.If not for a serendipitous turn, I might still be at my job. The thought of leaving work before 62 or 65 had never crossed my mind before October of 2012. It took a bad day at work and a couple Google searches to lead me to Mr. Money … [Read more...] about How did you discover the FI Movement?
Ask the Readers: How Much Would You Bet?
The Buddha, the Godhead, resides quite as comfortably in the circuits of a digital computer or the gears of a cycle transmission as he does at the top of the mountain, or in the petals of a flower. -Robert Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle MaintenanceLast week, Mrs. 1500 and I mentioned that we're considering buying an Acura NSX, a Japanese supercar:I've been … [Read more...] about Ask the Readers: How Much Would You Bet?
Ask the Readers: Are We Hypocrites?
Hi there, Mrs. 1500 today.The Mister and I are looking at a car. Used, of course because that's how the FI community rolls. And we would pay cash because 0% financing isn't available. (Our last automobile purchase happened during the economic downturn and 0% was available. We put as little down as possible and did not pay a dime ahead. Free money doesn't come around very … [Read more...] about Ask the Readers: Are We Hypocrites?