My Reaction to How to Retire Early (Book)

Recently, a reader pointed me to How To Retire Early: Your Guide to Getting Rich Slowly and Retiring on Less by Robert and Robin Charlton. She mentioned this book is an example of the type of information that can be helpful to readers as they pursue and achieve financial goals.

According to the book and its charts, the authors accumulated over $900,000 (on a relatively modest combined income of less than $100,000 per year for most of their investing years), retired early at age 43, and began traveling the world. You can see where they’ve been at Where We Be and learn about their investing, frugal living, and retirement journeys.

Paying for College Using Current Income

Even if you’ve saved diligently for your children’s college expenses, you may not have saved enough. The good news is that sending your child away to college may seriously decrease your spending at home. Here’s how to use this found money to pay college bills.

How Short Term Goals Help Me Reach Long Term Goals

When I happened upon an article entitled “Maybe You Should Stop Setting Retirement Goals” by Certified Financial Planner Roger Whitney (aka The Retirement Answer Man), I felt validated. I have lots of short-term goals but no set-in-stone retirement plans. If you’re like me, here are ways and reasons to embrace short-term goals that can benefit you over the long run.

20+ Free Things to Do Outside

I often save money on entertainment by taking advantage of free things to do outside. Here are specific ways you can enjoy leisure time without shopping or spending money.