Hello folks, my name's Jay. I am thrilled to have found this forum. Last year I seriously started considering that FIRE was a possibility with proper planning and dedication. Before that it seemed a distance dream. I only hope I'm not starting too late! I think I have a decent foundation to start from at this point, but I'll let you all assess that.
I'll be 40 this year and have a family of 3. We are very good at living below our means and prefer a simplistic, utilitarian and self-sufficient lifestyle. Our 20 acre farm is paid off and provides most of our food and could provide for all our physical needs if necessary. I spent my early years working on establishing the farm while I had infinite amounts of energy but in the interest of stability I now need to focus on the financial end of things.
We are currently debt free but our financial assets aren't great though. We have about 50K spread between CD's, savings and an ESA for our daughter. I could probably put 40-80K a year into investments.
What I need to learn about is investing. My knowledge is very basic (infantile one might say!) and I would appreciate any recommendations for reading material, websites, books, or threads on here that already have that info (have looked bit haven't seen any). It seems there is so much advice out there to be had that I want to make sure I am starting out on the right foot.
I look forward to contributing where I can but at this point unless you need advice on sustainable land management, small scale farming or self-sufficiency I doubt I have much to offer.
Glad to be here and thank you.
I'll be 40 this year and have a family of 3. We are very good at living below our means and prefer a simplistic, utilitarian and self-sufficient lifestyle. Our 20 acre farm is paid off and provides most of our food and could provide for all our physical needs if necessary. I spent my early years working on establishing the farm while I had infinite amounts of energy but in the interest of stability I now need to focus on the financial end of things.
We are currently debt free but our financial assets aren't great though. We have about 50K spread between CD's, savings and an ESA for our daughter. I could probably put 40-80K a year into investments.
What I need to learn about is investing. My knowledge is very basic (infantile one might say!) and I would appreciate any recommendations for reading material, websites, books, or threads on here that already have that info (have looked bit haven't seen any). It seems there is so much advice out there to be had that I want to make sure I am starting out on the right foot.
I look forward to contributing where I can but at this point unless you need advice on sustainable land management, small scale farming or self-sufficiency I doubt I have much to offer.
Glad to be here and thank you.
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