Welcome to our adventures in growing our food and financial independence.
Yay self-sufficiency and ending the rat race!
All in Financial Independence
I am a big proponent of owning your position. If we are going to be completely honest with ourselves, we are typically in the position we are in as a result of…
We understand that saving is difficult, not in theory but in practice. We may not realize it but the act of cutting your spending is a lifestyle change. It’s making the conscious decision…
The CARES Act retroactively enabled additional expenses to qualify for Flexible Spending Arrangements (FSA)-reimbursement. Before, you needed a doctor’s prescription for over-the-counter medications to qualify, but now you don’t! Why does this matter? Because this could save you…
Kristy Shen and Bryce Leung, a financial independence/retire early (FIRE) couple, did a great job framing the three basic ways of pursuing FIRE in Quit Like A Millionaire…
Plant something you can eat! Even in a studio apartment, you can grow something. For example, when we were apartment living…
Caution, I am going to rant a bit here. I have noticed a reoccurring trend with…
In my 30-some years of life, I have been fortunate to do some pretty interesting things, work in some really interesting places, and with interesting people. As a Veteran…
The Fourth of July… Independence Day… a day where Americans celebrate our founding fathers’ decision to fight for self-rule…
On April 18th, Garret Gunderson, a contributor for Forbes, authored an opinion piece outlining how paying extra on your mortgage leaves you vulnerable to foreclosure, that it'll…
Plans don't survive first contact. Failing to plan is planning to fail. So... damned if you do, but damned if you don't?
