Finance

Financial tips and tricks that can help lead to less stress on the path to freedom.

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    Budgets,  Life Skills

    Maximize Your RV Budget in the New Year: How to Score Big Savings with Amazon’s New Year’s Sales

    Want to stretch your RV budget in the new year? Amazon's New Year's sales are a great opportunity to save on everything from RV essentials to entertainment and more. Check out these five tips to help you get the best deals on Amazon and extend your budget in the coming months.

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  • Finance,  Life,  mindfulness

    Book Review: “The Joy of Not Working” by Ernie J. Zelinski

    If you’re tired of the 9-to-5 grind and ready to start living the life of Riley, then “The Joy of Not Working” by Ernie J. Zelinski is the book for you! This delightful read offers a fresh perspective on work, leisure, and finding purpose and meaning in life. “The Joy of Not Working” by Ernie J. Zelinski One of the best things about this book is its down-to-earth, relatable tone. Zelinski doesn’t sugarcoat the realities of unemployment or retirement, but he also doesn’t present them as the end of the world. Instead, he encourages readers to embrace the opportunity to try new things, learn new skills, and discover what truly…

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  • Finance,  Life

    Are Hobbies as a Side-Hustle worth it?

    As we wander in this life, we tend to pick up many random skills. Some of these skills are fun, some fulfilling, others are just plain excitement. One thing that always crosses peoples minds is that if they got paid for the hobby, maybe they would love it even more. Can I turn my hobby into a money making empire? Can my hobby pay me? Our Experience Many years ago (To be read as when we were younger and dumber! ) as we wandered the country in an old Jeep, we would buy rolls of hemp from the store and make bracelets as we drove. Simple knots, rocks wrapped around…

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  • Comics,  Finance,  Life

    Sometimes it seems like everyone is selling something.

    Dealing with the sellers! Every day in life we are approached by people, robots, signs, and noises that are trying to sell us something. Dealing with all the noise can be hard if you have not setup a few mental weapons to help you deal with it. Enjoy this quick dive into some tips and tricks that sellers use to get us to part with our hard-earned cash. It’s on Sale! – If it is something you were not going to buy anyway, being on sale should not be a motivation for buying something you don’t need! A great rule to remember is that all sales repeat each year and…

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  • Finance,  Life

    Why the simple path to Financial Independence is so hard!

    What is Financial Independence ( F.I. ) F.I. is the ability to live off of your investments with the benefit of those investments growing over time and not having to work a normal job.  This description has a few variants in the F.I. Community, but everyone is attempting to live off of their investments ( Stocks, Bonds, Real-estate, Royalties, etc ) so as not to work as an employee to someone else. The Science As humans we love to be rewarded with instant gratifications.The iced chocolate doughnut that screams to our psyche to devour it for the easy calories. ( That sounds yummmy! Brb getting a doughnut and coffee. )Our…

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