Note: This post was originally published on 4/1. Take that as you will.Big news today in the FIRE community! The epicenter of the FIRE movement, Longmont, is changing its name. And it relates to the FI movement. With permission from local newspaper The Longmontian, I'm republishing an article from today's edition.In a stunning development, Longmont officials have … [Read more...] about Longmont Changes Name To Stashmont
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Mile High FI: Paula Pant, JL Collins, and MMM
My favorite part of having a podcast is that I get to interact with amazing humans. Doug and I have been fortunate to be able to talk to some of the founding members of the FI community recently.Paula Pant Talks InflationInflation has been in the news. Every. Single. *&^%ing. Day. In this interview, we get the lowdown from Paula Pant of Afford Anything.Listen … [Read more...] about Mile High FI: Paula Pant, JL Collins, and MMM
Friday Gratitude: Full Circle
I hate hate hate name dropping, but today, I must tell a story I've never told before; how I met Mr. Money Mustache. That isn't the focus of the post though. That is even better. We were in a bad place at the end of 2012. We had moved to Colorado, but hated our new town. Our neighbors were materialistic and shallow. Within two weeks of arrival, we were determined to move back … [Read more...] about Friday Gratitude: Full Circle
Around the Web
Quick post today to let you know about some of the other places I've been popping up around the web:The Mrs. and I were interviewed on Farnoosh Torabi's So Money podcast . I used to be terrified of interviews, but not anymore. We had a great time chatting with Farnoosh. Listen to it here. MMM was my inspiration for blogging and more importantly, caused a course … [Read more...] about Around the Web
Ask the Readers: What posts have you enjoyed?
Hi there, Mr. 1500 writing again today before I turn the show back over to Mrs. 1500 after Thanksgiving week.Last week, I asked you about flatulation and portfolio allocation. None of you would take credit for the bad smell in the room:Jeff from Sustainable Life Blog blamed his baby: As for who farted, I'm blaming my kid. I'm not buying that for a second … [Read more...] about Ask the Readers: What posts have you enjoyed?