Despite the advice of nearly everyone in my personal life, I applied and was approved for my first credit card on the day after my 18th birthday. The reason I ignored what everyone told me was not because I was young and irresponsible, but because I had done my research on the subject and knew … Continue reading Credit Cards: Friend or Foe?
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What Financial Independence Means to Me
About a year ago, I became fascinated with the idea of early retirement. There is a small group of people that I discovered through blogs and podcasts from whom I learned a great deal. Most people in the mainstream have never even considered early retirement an option and neither had I. It seems the norm … Continue reading What Financial Independence Means to Me