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I tried the online version and didn't care for it much. There's only one level of categories and no monthly reports to print out and review. All they have is a pie chart and category totals. I'm too used to reviewing all 12 months (one column per month) with categories and sub-categories down...

Rv-dreams.com is our favorite too. The author also has a blog with daily posts starting from about 9 months prior to full-timing. They're now a little over a year as full-timers. Here's the blog: http://www.rv-dreams.typepad.com/ This one is also helpful in looking into pricing for new and...

not RE yet, just FI. But not having kids definitely made FI@35 possible.

YMOYL was an early book for me as well in my decision to pursue FIRE. I agree that the book has some good tools but I didn't follow the 9-step program completely. I just took a few tools and discarded the rest (expecially bonds). I liked the idea of tracking every penny and reviewing it at the...

This is a pretty funny blog. This guy did an experiment to see if he could eat for a month on $30. We enjoyed it and had a few laughs as well. http://hungryforamonth.blogspot.com/2006_11_01_hungryforamonth_archive.html I don't think I would try to get my food expenses that low but it...

My wife and I had a tough time coming up with anything we would do different but here's a few small things: - While moving to a big city helped us get to FI, we miss the small town life and wonder if we will like it again after living so long in a big city with all it has to offer - I would...

ferco, great topic. I enjoyed reading all the responses. I was reading this to my wife and we were, like many others, having a tough time coming up with regrets. We mostly just came up with things we thought we did right and would do again. So here's our list of what we think are the things we...

Here are a few autobiographies you might enjoy: - Marriott - Conrad Hilton - Sam Walton - Ray Krok

www.pdf995.com I've been using it for years to print files to PDF. It's free and easy. Once you install it, PDF995 will show up as one of your printer options.

I've been working for a consulting company for over a year without a cell phone. People razz me saying I'm the only consultant in the world without one. It hasn't been an issue for me but I think the sales team gets a little frustrated when they can't reach me in 10 seconds. They also have a...

Here's an extract from my intro post that answers the question for me: While the questions were already pushing me to seek alternative plans for my life, I remember clearly the moment I discovered the book "Power of Purpose". DW and I worked for the same company and I was waiting for her to...

From Mrs FI@35 I understand what its like to put a lot of work in to your home. We did that with our first fixer upper house and it was hard to leave even when it was no where near as nice as yours sounds BY FAR. I also understand totally what you mean about the neighborhoods being cold. It...

From Mrs FI@35, We have agreed to do the very thing you want to do. Almost every single person we know, says "Why would you sell your awesome house, and quit a high paying job/career?" Our thoughts are why not ? To me having my husband home is a way better quality of life than have him working...

I was happy about the drop in the market. I've been waiting for months to buy a particular stock. I determined $60/share was the price I would buy it at. It was trading at $73/share a month ago. I watched daily as it trickled down a little at a time and finally the night before last it hit...

Gave up movie theaters a long time ago too for all of the reasons already posted. I use Netflix and watch movies on my laptop using Bose headphones (good for apartments). I've found that the experience of watching a DVD with my laptop 20-25" from my face is similar to watching a big screen. And...

On our daily walk this morning, my DW and I were discussing our plans to relocate to the SW next year for the lower cost of living. She was making a case for renting initially but then buying something once we find a town we like. Her rationale was that as the baby-boomers move into retirement...

Yeah but when she's not sick, she sure is beautiful  ;D

Good discussion. I suppose the most important thing is that we each think about what RE means to us. For me the FI represents not needing earned income to cover household minimum expenses. For RE, the "R" to me represents no longer having a "job" or being an employee of any type. The "E" part...

I don't know the gift protocol. My FIL worked for the government for 35+ years so the retirement parties are common in his dept as all of his peers have also been with the government for that long. I worked for my last company for 7 years, saved them over $12 million in renegotiating half a...

I had an interesting evening Friday night. My DW and I attended my FIL's retirement party. My mom and FIL kept introducing us to people and telling them we were also going to retire in the next year. You can imagine the looks on their faces. The hard part was how to explain how we can retire at...

So they basically paid you to RE. How cool is that?

I had a 4 hour/day commute for 7 years. Three legs (bus, ferry, and shuttle). The good news for me was that I wasn't driving like this poor guy. I didn't have to pay attention. I could sleep, read, talk to friends, or just hang out on the deck of the ferry on a nice day. Heck, I even wrote a...

I checked Nissan's website and they don't list a hitch in their parts section either. In the user manual, there's a section on towing but it's just a general section for all Nissan's. A trip around the country in a 350Z sounds like a lot of fun.

I agree, I wouldn't recommend cats for retired life. Our cat has also had diabetes for the past 3 years. We tried shots but he would get sick and wouldn't eat. The vet said to stop the shots and get him eating again. We found that if we feed him every 6-8 hours, he's fine as it regulates his...

A little over a year ago I decided to buy a fun car. I was planning on the Mazda RX-8 or BMW Z4 but once I drove the Nissan 350Z I was sold. Make sure you test drive the 350Z before going with the RX-8. I found the 350Z to be a lot faster from 0-35 than the RX-8. I've since heard that this is...