I recently signed up for a PNC checking account through a promotion that will reward me $200 for jumping through a few hoops and I had an interesting thought after clicking the apply button. Why am I doing this? Probably a question one should answer before going ahead with anything, but I think I’ll be okay in this […]
Category: Financial Independence
2015 Mid-Year Financial Independence Report Card
Financial independence is one thing I’m just as passionate about as credit card churning and maybe even more so. I discovered both around the same time last year and have found that they fit quite well together for our lifestyle. They may seem contradictory on the surface as financial independence encourages you to save money by not making […]
Investing Efficiently: Which Accounts To Use First
I talk a lot about credit card and bank bonuses that allow me to increase my income a few hundred dollars at a time, but these are just a small portion of my overall financial plan. Everybody has different financial goals, but the end game for my fiance and I is financial independence, which means […]
Our Financial Independence Plan: FI By 40
As I introduced in, Financial Independence: An Introduction, financial independence is the point at which your assets generate enough income to support your expenses and you no longer have to work a traditional job to pay the bills. The freedom that comes with financial independence is something I haven’t been able to get out of […]
Financial Independence: An Introduction
What Is Financial Independence? Financial independence is the ability to live the life you want to live without depending on the money from a job to support that life. By generating enough passive income from investments to support your lifestyle, you are no longer reliant on the paycheck that working generates. While related, financial independence and early retirement […]