Educator FI
Financial Independence For Educators
Every journey is different, but it's helpful to see real examples of challenges, goals, and successes. These posts are about our journey to financial independence as two career educators.
Too often, we only tell the crazy success stories. The people who did everything perfectly on the way to a fortune. We love to write and read these stories, but they present a false image. The …
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This post was supposed to be just my standard quarter 3 goal review. A funny thing happened, though. During our goal review process we discovered that we hit (basic) financial independence. That’s …
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In the last 18 months we’ve reduced our monthly housing expenses by more than 80% and cut our financial independence timeline by almost 7 years. That sounds unbelievable, but it’s true. Contrary to …
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I've set the habit of picking a theme for each financial year. Last year, it was "progress, not perfection." This year, it's optimism over cynicism. It's a very strange year to focus on optimism, …
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Do you find yourself spending every penny you earn, no matter how much you make? Lifestyle inflation (a.k.a lifestyle creep) was our biggest financial mistake. Sure, education isn’t a path to …
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Well, it's a crazy time to be doing a financial review. We're in the middle of the Covid19 pandemic. The stock market has been incredibly volatile and down overall in recent weeks. The world is …
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