Quick note: A couple spots just opened up for Camp FI Florida. This momentous event will happen January 5th through the 8th. Mrs. 1500 and I will be giving an epic talk (in my mind anyway) on:dinosaurs (not really) the Spartans a certain attendee's career as a TV star crying at work more dinosaurs (still no) the meaning of lifeAnd I'm the weak link in … [Read more...] about Guest Post: What Is Fame?
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Opening Up To Your Children About Finances
Today's guest post comes from Kate Nesi who writes about how to be open with your children about money. And this is a topic near and dear to my heart.Like most, my parents were very secretive about their finances. I didn't like it at all. For example, I had no idea what a good salary was or how much the mortgage cost.I'm the opposite with my children. I tell them … [Read more...] about Opening Up To Your Children About Finances
Early Arrival at Retirementville
Today, I feature Keith, better known as The Wealthy Accountant. In today's post, Keith regales you with the excellent tale of how we met. Don't believe the part about me drinking all of the Spotted Cow though. That was Jim. And Keith. And me, but just a little bit.Don’t ask me the year, but when I had cable for a short while I only watched educational programming (something … [Read more...] about Early Arrival at Retirementville
Guest Post: Run Your Life Like A Business
In today's guest post, Andrew from Money Miser teaches us how to run our lives like a business. Having a background in business and finance, I often see how the life of a business is very similar to that of a person. Day in, day out, businesses face the same kind of problems we face, yet they tend to approach them far more methodically. Businesses have a structured way of … [Read more...] about Guest Post: Run Your Life Like A Business
Guest Post: The Incredible Benefits of Waking at 5am
Today’s guest post comes from Cubert over at abandoned cubicle. Cubert is a mid 40s cube jockey who plans to be free in 2020 to focus on real estate side projects, blogging, and being “Dad.” He lives in the early retirement mecca of Minneapolis, with his wife and two kids. Oh, and he still dreams of maybe moving to the Front Range one day to hike often, drink the finest beer, … [Read more...] about Guest Post: The Incredible Benefits of Waking at 5am