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 I want to talk about lifestyle inflation. But this time – it’s not about how to avoid it. But rather how important it is to leave some wiggle room for changes during your retirement, and the ability to thoroughly re-evaluate your spending in your post-Financial Freedom life, to…
Hey Freedom Seekers! First and foremost, it’s Remembrance Day here in Canada, so let’s please take a moment to remember all those who fought for the very freedom’s we all now enjoy. I am grateful everyday to live in this unbelievably beautiful country we call home, and to enjoy the…
Since I started the Finding Freedom journey, I haven’t written any posts about teaching our kid’s about finance. It’s now week 14 of the FF journey. That’s a long time to go without talking about some of the strategies we’ve been employing to give our kid’s the skills they need…
Some say that death is the ultimate motivator. I have to disagree. Death in and of itself results in a very little getting done, at least by the person succumbing to it. The prospect of death is where motivation really comes into effect. It can turn even the biggest procrastinators…
I’m a big goal setter – when I don’t have a clear and actionable goal set out in front of me, I feel…….aimless. Like a ship drifting on the sea’s without a destination. Providing myself a way point keeps me motivated, focussed, productive, and most importantly for my personality type,…
This week I’m going to do a quick recap of our recent 3 week family trip to France, and discuss several valuable optimization and financial lessons that were highlighted along the way. But first, let’s start with the recap. Riberac, France We had an amazing experience traveling with a large…
*This post contains affiliate links. For more details on how we use affiliate links, please see our Privacy/Policy page. Last week was all about playing the role of the sleep alarmist, and quite frankly, I only hit the tip of the iceberg when it comes to all the unpleasant effects…
First up on my chopping block when it comes to total optimization – is sleep. I spend a third of my life doing it (or at least I should be), and the quality of that sleep directly impacts every other aspect of the remaining 66.6% of my life. Whether it’s…
It’s hard to believe that this is the 100th post we’ve published here at Freedom 101. On one hand, it feels like we just started the blog yesterday, while on the other, it feels as though we’ve lived a lifetime in these last two years! I guess having a new…