We last left off discussing how my wife and I increased our savings rate from 8% to over 80% in a few years. How were we able to make such a drastic changes in our lifestyle? The answer is simple: we changed things slowly, from month to month, and let the savings build up over … Continue reading 180 In Depth – Part 2
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180 In Depth – Part 1
Welcome back! The last few posts here discussed our Financial 180 at a high level, but today I want to discuss some of the nitty gritty details. Let’s dive into this graph of our net income: The green portion of the graph shows our annual income, and the red portion our expenses, for the years … Continue reading 180 In Depth – Part 1
Our Financial 180
In 2007, I graduated college with a degree in computer engineering, took a job with a fortune 500 company, and bought a brand new house. For the first time in my entire life, I felt like an adult. With this new paycheck coming in every two weeks, I could have anything I wanted. And as … Continue reading Our Financial 180