Everybody handles (or mishandles) their money differently. It is personal and based upon your upbringing, money experiences, and a whole lot more. Although he works in finance, Jaime recognizes the influence emotions have on his financial life.
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Podcast | Real Estate Investing 101
After consuming contents on the Bigger Pockets library, Benjo ventured in the world of Real Estate Investing in 2019. He tried other forms of investments and found that in Real Estate you could earn more through different ways.
Podcast | Building an Accountability Community
Seeking to know more about the rules of the FI game, Ken founded the FIRE Movement Philippines Facebook group to engage other Filipinos in the Financial Independence sphere. People from different personal finance groups had found an accountability community in which they could share their knowledge, ask for advice, and celebrate their FI wins.
Cusco Peru | Trial Retirement in Color
Welcome to our 3rd Trial Retirement in the oldest continuously inhabited city in South America, the seat of the great Incan empire, Cusco Peru. In the series of posts that will follow we will explore this UNESCO World Heritage city, the ancient ruins and colorful pueblos around it to know how they changed from Pre-Columbian times.
Podcast | Raising Second Generation FIRE
Rommel, moved to the U.S. to practice his profession as a Physical Therapist. They are raising their kids and living a simple but bountiful life. He wants to acquire generational wealth and empower his children with the life skills, values and mindset of FI.
A Guide to Start your Plan of FI
When FI finds us, we will be at different stages and circumstances in life. Here are short-term goals you can make that will take you closer to your long-term goal of being Financially Independent.
Compound Interest | The Force that Accelerates Financial Freedom
This is the miracle of compound interest. No wonder Mr. Einstein dubbed it the Eighth Wonder of the World and man’s greatest invention. It is a powerful force to grow your wealth if you have the commitment to see it through.
When Can I Retire?
We looked at each other mortified. This formula was saying that if we lived the same lifestyle we had, I would have to work until I am 69 years old and my wife 64 years old. Yes, it is about the average age of retirement in the U.S. So why were we shocked?
How Much Do I Need to Retire?
Before being exposed to financial independence, I had no idea how much I need to retire. Why would I? I am still decades away. I had no knowledge of investing of any kind because I always thought that it was gambling and that only rich people gamble.
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