How to FIRE on Two Teaching Salaries in 7 Years or Less
Long overdue greetings to all my loyal readers. For the record, I missed you too. In case you missed it, we’re now back in Georgia after our one-year adventure in…
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10 Reasons We’re Not “Real” Millionaires
¡Saludos a todos! For most people, the word “millionaire” conjures up a mental image of a hot shot living a flashy lifestyle with big cars, bigger homes, fancy gourmet meals,…
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How We Avoided over $24,000 of Investment Fees in 2017
Warm Yucatan greetings to all my trillionaire readers! This week I was poking around on my Personal Capital account and found something that I have to share with the world. …
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3 Similarities Between FIRE and Sasquatch
Like many FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) enthusiasts, I’m a flat-out weird guy full of many strange interests and beliefs. In the realm of FIRE, some of my bat-guano-crazy beliefs…
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FAQ #5: What About Health Insurance?
Here’s a FAQ that many of my readers probably have: “Hey Ed, what about health insurance?“ Oh boy is this going to be a fun topic! “Deductibles, in-network limits, out-of-network…
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7 Reasons to Love Your 457 Plan
Saluton al ĉiuj miaj milionoj da legantoj! If you’ve heard any of my podcast interviews (#1, #2, #3), you know how much I love my 457 plans, even my fee-bloated…
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The Big Beers of Mexico
¡Saludos a todos mis lectores millonarios! Well, I haven’t really spelled it out on my blog, but the Mills family made the move to Merida, Mexico in August. So far,…
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How We Generated $2,000 of Free Money to Fund Our Son’s College Account
FIRE’d, frugal greetings to all my millionaire readers. (Hi Mom, Josh, and Miguel!) Okay, as most of you already know, I’m bat-guano crazy. Once my mind gets going on something,…
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FAQ #4: How Did You Earn Such High Teaching Salaries?
Depending on where you live and work, teacher pay varies greatly. Occasionally, I get questions about how we managed to earn such “high” teaching salaries over the years. When…
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FAQ #3: How Do You Invest Your Money?
If you read FAQs #1 and #2, you now know how we save money and how we cover our living expenses. In this post, I’ll explain how we invest our money as…
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