livingalmostlarge
Recycles dryer sheets
- Joined
- Feb 8, 2014
- Messages
- 330
Rework the budget and feel better about the actuals. Considering how much I spend and how I shouldn't be spending now, feel good you have everything under control.
I also don't like how so many people on FIRE talk about living a very "modest" lifestyle so much so that they chase away those who don't live a lifestyle or are embarrassed about sharing it. It's next to impossible to be honest on a board if you are tied to well i really spend $60k a year on groceries/eating out...traveling...etc. That you FIRE or are at FIRE but are supporting your family of 4 and traveling costs $40k.
I say that because there have been years recently where I am blushing at our spending. But do I really need to? Should I have to? I guess that's an important question to consider.
How to make everyone in FIRE feel welcome.
I also don't like how so many people on FIRE talk about living a very "modest" lifestyle so much so that they chase away those who don't live a lifestyle or are embarrassed about sharing it. It's next to impossible to be honest on a board if you are tied to well i really spend $60k a year on groceries/eating out...traveling...etc. That you FIRE or are at FIRE but are supporting your family of 4 and traveling costs $40k.
I say that because there have been years recently where I am blushing at our spending. But do I really need to? Should I have to? I guess that's an important question to consider.
How to make everyone in FIRE feel welcome.