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The Arizona Experiment!
The thing that drew me to early retirement is freedom, and that’s still the best part of it. Back in 2005, the primary reason for this freedom-…
24 Intriguing Quotes from Pathfinders
Halloween has been my favorite holiday since I was old enough to trick-or-treat. But none has been as special as this October 31, 2023. This i…
32 Things to Know about Following The Simple Path to Wealth
32 things to know about following… The Simple Path to Wealth (besides that it is not outdated) 😉 1. Investing, done well, is the soul of simpli…
Reader Case Study: Yearning For a Debt-Free Future
Brian and Michael, both 34, live with their two cats in central Connecticut. Michael works as a project coordinator for a state behavioral health age…
Is The Simple Path to Wealth outdated??!!
Salamat An original painting by Alex Ferrar On display at Sobremesa, Antigua, Guatemala Sometimes it feels like I’m blowing f…
Why I Let My Kids Go Into Debt
Last weekend was ye olde county fair here in Vermont and, of course, we were on the scene to cuddle cows (if you’re Kidwoods) and look askance …
Welcome to the NEW (looking) Frugalwoods!
As you may have noticed, things look different around here! Turns out, there’ve been some advancements in web design in the nine years since I …
Inside Pathfinders’ Letter to Contributors
It is always fun to peek behind the curtain, to have backstage passes if you will, to some cool process or event. Hasan Minhaj, who wrote the forewor…
Credit Score Expert Discusses Tips, Mistakes and Misconceptions
A good credit score is one of the most important pieces to a healthy financial life. It’s also one of the more frustrating things to understand…
What to Do About These High Interest Rates
Whoa, have you seen what just happened to interest rates!? Suddenly, after at least fourteen years of our financial world being mostly the same, some…
Jillian Johnsrud & Chad Carson – Small and Mighty Real Estate Investing
If you want to create your ideal FI lifestyle by investing in real estate, learn from Jillian and Chad why "Small and Mighty" may be best! Read more …
Reader Case Study: Stationed in Japan with the US Marine Corps, Hoping to FIRE
Kat and her husband Jay live in the Okinawa Prefecture of Japan where Jay is stationed as a Captain in the U.S. Marine Corps. They are childfree by c…
A Wall Removal And Other June 2023 Expenses
A menace wall in our home is gone! Longtime readers may recall that we’ve embarked on a slow, years-long renovation process, which we kicked of…
Reader Case Study: Ex-Pats in Hanoi, Vietnam
Laura and her husband Ethan are from Philadelphia, PA, but have been living in Hanoi, Vietnam for the past two years. Ethan teaches English literatur…
The Comfort Crisis
As with many things in life these days, it all started with an episode of the Peter Attia podcast. In this edition, our nation’s most Badass Doctor w…
The Tail of Gigi The Dog
A question I’ve been getting a lot lately: “What happened to your dog???” I get this question via email, through blog comments, on …
Reader Case Study: Special Education Teacher In Debt
Anna is a 35-year-old special eduction teacher of middle school students with severe and profound disabilities. She lives in rural Illinois and is cu…
The Hobbit And Other May 2023 Expenses
Yes indeed, we’ve welcomed a hobbit into our home. Mr. FW is a well-known lover of The Lord of The Rings books and the main reason he wanted to…
Report: Average Monthly Social Security Benefit by Age
Social Security is a hot button issue today for many reasons. Aside from whether it will still be here when you reach retirement age, many Americans …
Reader Case Study: Plasterer and Social Worker in Manitoba Plan for a Baby
Sam and Riley are a married couple living in Winnipeg, Manitoba in Canada along with their dog Bisky and two cats, Theodore and Greta. Sam works as a…