People keep asking me how I’m doing. For the last couple of weeks, I’ve been avoiding the answer. But here it is. For the first month of Covid, it seemed as though we were just floating along in a surreal world. Nothing in our lives had REALLY changed……….and I was…
Our Finding Freedom journey is all about optimization. Designing a life that allows us to maximize our time to the fullest. But it’s clear that a critical component of being able to achieve our highest ROI also relies upon our general well being. Well being is a hotter topic than…
One of the questions we are often asked by readers, is what was our best money decision? The one that made Financial Freedom a reality? In truth, the sum of all the actions we took, both large and small, is what got us here. But if I had to narrow it…
This week we’re taking a brief pause in the Finding Freedom series to talk about a pretty amazing new personal finance app that’s been garnering a lot of attention. It’s not even available for widespread use yet, but it’s still got people talking. Oh, and to be clear, they aren’t…
Ok…..yes, we did spend nearly $4000 creating an awesome playroom. But, it isn’t JUST a playroom. Back in Finding Freedom Week 15 I talked about how Mike and I had been contemplating our environment. Specifically, our house. Should we downsize in our current neighbourhood? Move cities to a lower cost…
We spend a lot of time evaluating where we invest. Whether it’s money, time, or energy, we try to be very intentional about how we deploy our most valuable resources. While we regularly re-assess our game plan and risk tolerance, to make sure our plan remains appropriate for our given…
Hello Freedom Seekers, this week we’re dishing you an extra post all about homeschooling. For many people, this is the first introduction you are going to have to the concept of doing school at home, and I completely get that the whole thing can seem very intimidating. As someone who…
I saw a comment on social media the other day that effectively read “If you don’t control your thoughts, they will control you.” I disagree. I get the attraction of self-help books, articles, and social media content that espouse this ideal that we are masters of our own minds. That…
I wish I could; speak a second language, work out more often, eat better, spend more time with my kids, run a marathon, write a book, read a book a week, map out a new career. How often do you hear people saying these words? I would, if I just…
We interrupt our 52 Week Finding Freedom series for this PSA to the FIRE Community regarding COVID-19, and what we should REALLY be concerned about. Ok – by all appearances COVID-19 doesn’t appear to be leaving us anytime soon. In fact, we may very well just be in the early…