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  • Balancing Work, Life, and Hobbies

    Balancing Work, Life, and Hobbies

    Each and everyone of us has our own personalities, likes, and dislikes, each of us has our own path to forge in this crazy life we all live in. However, one stops to wonder: how can you go about balancing work, life, and hobbies. If you are on the path to Financial Independence early like we are planning to, you are always on the lookout for more side hustle opportunities. More side hustles means more work, means more income. However, if you have a full-time job, while trying to earn a bit more cash on the side, how can you truly balance everything? Balancing Work, Life, and Hobbies This post…

  • Elvis Presley's Grave, Graceland, Memphis, Tennessee

    Costs, A Guide, and Travel Hacking Memphis Tennessee

    Another impromptu trip which started with cheap airfare and led to a quick weekend adventure. As part of our travel hacking, weekend wanderer series, we explore Memphis, Tennessee. We detail how much we spent on our weekend, where we went, our recommendations and how we saved. Costs, A Guide and Travel Hacking Memphis Tennessee Here’s the details of our trip & how much it cost in terms of miles and cash. Below the table is also a breakdown per segment on how we managed to pull this trip off for not so much cash out of pocket. This trip was only for a quick weekend. Fly out Friday afternoon and…

  • Financial Freedom

    5 Simple Steps to Greater Financial Independence

    Most of us strive for financial freedom but today’s economy seems to be working against us, making the process more of a struggle than it ought to be in many cases. While it can be a challenge to make ends meet, however, there are steps you can take to move closer to financial independence. Financial Freedom 1. Budget Making and sticking to a budget is the easiest way to see where your money is going, and to make sure you’re able to cover your expenses. The most common type of budget is a monthly one, but you can also take a weekly approach (especially if you get a weekly paycheck).There…

  • A recap of what we've experienced on our weekend at Camp Mustache Southeast 2017 . Met Mr Money Mustache himself, and a lot of other interesting folks!

    A Weekend at Camp Mustache Southeast 2017

    I have always been a frugal person, but it was actually my husband, Peter, who discovered personal finance blogs and introduced me to them. While he has long moved on and stopped reading them religiously, I picked up the habit and follow a few blogs, most notably Mr Money Mustache. I have since followed a few Facebook Groups, and found myself with a group of fellow Mustachians who are living in the Southeast of the United States. The admin, Stephen, posted something that was interesting: since there was a Camp Mustache in Seattle, would anybody be interested in having one in the Southeast? Well, yes, of course! Everything came into fruition…

  • Financial Freedom

    Ruby’s Current Journey to Financial Independence

    Ruby’s Current Journey To Financial Independence After working full time for 7+ years in Manila (and a couple of months in the UK), I found myself in the USA without knowing anybody. I mostly left the Philippines because I was getting tired of working without really having much to show for it. I was losing around 4 hours a day sitting in traffic on a commute to & from work, and seeing as the Philippines is a third world country, we are only being paid 80% less than our peers. The fact that I was losing time and money on a daily basis not being productive got me to be…