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4 Reasons Why Carpooling is a Great (and Underused) Financial Tool
Carpooling. Very popular in Europe, much like crappy burgers and fast trains. In the US? Not so much, which is surprising given that Americans drive more than anyone else in the world. Carpooling constitutes only 10% of all US commutes. Driving is so ingrained in American culture that people will go into a mall and drive to a parking lot for one store, and then drive to another parking lot just a few steps away, for another store. And they will do this without any consideration because it’s part of their DNA. Just as it is for certain Europeans to not use deodorant and then pack into overcrowded buses…
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3 Tips on How to Eat Well and Stay Financially Independent
We’ve all been there. Friday night dinner. Do we stay home and eat the leftover rice and chicken, or do we hop to the nearest Oliver Garden and partake in their unlimited soup and salad menu (that’s still a thing, right?), or do we try that new recipe from Martha Stewart (also still a thing, right?) which involves 20 ingredients and 15 different spices? Food is sustenance and a commodity, but it’s also an expense, and a very complicated one at that. Richard Branson once said that when he became a billionaire, he calculated how many times he could afford to go out for breakfast, lunch and dinner, for every day until…
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A Financial Independence Guide for Travelers
If you’ve noticed our blog, we post a lot about travel and also a bit about financial independence. Why? Well, since we love to travel a lot, we decided to make it our goal once we are FI: full time travel. You know, like what Go Curry Cracker managed to do, only our home base will be 3 countries: USA, Philippines, and Slovakia. So, how do you become FI if you’re not really as minimalist nor very Mustachian? How do you become FI if you feel as if you are spending so much money on travel compared to your peers that are on the same path as you? You may feel…
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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…
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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…
