Blog, Personal Finance Free Money: Redefining “maxing out” and debunking retirement savings myths BY Ms. Vine First, to clear up a common misconception. “Maxing out” does not mean contributing enough to...
Blog, Lifestyle, Personal Finance Ignoring Conventional Wisdom: The Vines buy new cars BY Ms. Vine We've added a subscription link to receive an email when there is a new post....
Personal Finance, Progress Update April 2018 Progress Update BY Ms. Vine In April 2018, our nest egg finished at 33.9% of goal. Our goal is a...
Blog, Lifestyle, Personal Finance What advice would I give myself 10 years ago? BY Ms. Vine With the benefit of hindsight, what would I tell myself ten years ago? There are...
Blog, Personal Finance, Travel Travel Philosophy: How we make travel and financial independence high priorities BY Ms. Vine This post may contain affiliate links. See our full disclosure here. Before we got serious...
Blog, Personal Finance Tips for new student loan borrowers and what it’s like to pay off the last student loan BY Ms. Vine On March 2, 2018, I made my very last student loan payment. It felt so...
Blog, Personal Finance Three reasons we hired a financial planner BY Ms. Vine The words “financial advisor” are almost profanity in the FIRE community. I understand why. For...
Blog, Lifestyle, Personal Finance “Right-sizing” our life: How we are selectively minimalist BY Ms. Vine At some point in every journey towards financial independence or even a more responsible approach...
Blog, Lifestyle, Personal Finance Why we downsized our home BY Ms. Vine The notion of frugality, or at least living below our means, wasn't exactly new to...
Blog, Personal Finance How Ms. Vine attended grad school debt free* BY Ms. Vine Our financial journey is a story of learning by doing. Early on, we made a...