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Ugh, Interest Rates are Still High — What Are Your Options? (Whether You Own or Rent?)

Ugh, Interest Rates are Still High — What Are Your Options? (Whether You Own or Rent?)

The big and bummer news this week: Interest rates remain at a 23-year-high, and they’re likely to stay that way for longer than anticipated. Th…

The Bull Market: Are We Due for a Reality Check?

The Bull Market: Are We Due for a Reality Check?

Hi friends, Let’s talk about the bull market. We’ve gotten used to a rising market. Since 2009, the bull run stumbled briefly in March 20…

Bill Perkins – Memory Dividends, Time Buckets, and Maximizing Net Fulfillment

Bill Perkins – Memory Dividends, Time Buckets, and Maximizing Net Fulfillment

Bill Perkins, author of Die with Zero, joins Chris Hutchins on the All the Hacks podcast to discuss memory dividends and how to spend money! Read mor…

Dr. Cal Newport: How to Achieve More by Doing Less

Dr. Cal Newport: How to Achieve More by Doing Less

Welcome back to First Principles, the newsletter from Afford Anything. In 1896, a young Marie Curie, Polish physicist and mathematician, became fasci…

How Much Is Too Much When It Comes to Retirement Savings?

How Much Is Too Much When It Comes to Retirement Savings?

When it comes to money, there are two prominent groups. One group says tomorrow is not guaranteed. So live for today. Why save when you may not even …

Ep. 249:  Blake Dailey’s Insights on Scaling Wealth through Boutique Hotels

Ep. 249: Blake Dailey’s Insights on Scaling Wealth through Boutique Hotels

Ep. 249: Blake Dailey’s Insights on Scaling Wealth through Boutique Hotels From Military To Millionaire Blake Dailey In the dynamic world of h…

Ep. 248: Brian Luebben, from Passive Income to Passionate Success

Ep. 248: Brian Luebben, from Passive Income to Passionate Success

Ep. 248: Brian Luebben, from Passive Income to Passionate Success From Military To Millionaire Brian Luebben In today's fast-paced world, transformin…

Ep. 247:  Susie Noakes on Real Estate and Wealth Building Coaching Call

Ep. 247: Susie Noakes on Real Estate and Wealth Building Coaching Call

Ep. 247: Susie Noakes on Real Estate and Wealth Building Coaching Call From Military To Millionaire Susie Noakes In this episode of the Military Mil…

Unlocking the Full Potential: How Many Times Can You Utilize a VA Home Loan?

Unlocking the Full Potential: How Many Times Can You Utilize a VA Home Loan?

Unlocking the Full Potential: How Many Times Can You Utilize a VA Home Loan? From Military To Millionaire Are you considering using a VA home loan to…

How To Afford a House These Days

How To Afford a House These Days

The other day, an MMM reader stopped by and left the following comment on one of my older posts about the principles of FIRE: As with every critique …

I’m Still Alive; also, join the 7th Annual Uber Frugal Month Group Challenge!

I’m Still Alive; also, join the 7th Annual Uber Frugal Month Group Challenge!

I’m still here! I took an unplanned (and therefore unannounced) break from writing the blog, which was intended to be for a week, but expanded …

The Best Advice from JL Collins

The Best Advice from JL Collins

I collected all of the best advice from my three interviews with the author of The Simple Path to Wealth, JL Collins! Read more → The post The …

41 Intriguing Quotes about Family, Endgame & The Little Girl Who Wouldn’t Listen  from Pathfinders

41 Intriguing Quotes about Family, Endgame & The Little Girl Who Wouldn’t Listen from Pathfinders

This is the third and final post of “intriguing quotes” since the October 31st launch of… Pathfinders It has been two years in the making…

28 Intriguing Quotes about Investing, F-You Money & Staying the Course from Pathfinders

28 Intriguing Quotes about Investing, F-You Money & Staying the Course from Pathfinders

This past October 31st launch of… Pathfinders …has been two years in the making and it is a book I have wanted to bring to you since 2016 after…

Your Money and Your Health

Your Money and Your Health

Parker Hewes, author of Lifelong Youth, shares the 8 health behaviors that are essential for longterm health and wellbeing! Read more → The pos…

The Arizona Experiment!

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

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

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

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??!!

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…