Educator FI
Financial Independence For Educators
Understanding your money (personal finance) is key to building wealth. While a lucky few may become rich accidentally, for most of us it requires knowledge, effort and intentionality. You'll find debt strategies, income, savings, financial goals, and general personal finance.
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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"Educators are not doomed to poverty" is one of the key principles behind this site. There are real systemic issues that make it harder for educators to make financial progress, but it is not …
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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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In movies, the spies are always beautiful, smooth, and very obviously spies. A truly great spy would be someone you’d never expect to be a spy! The middle-aged accountant, the quiet engineering …
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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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