Today is Monday, April 13. I went shopping thinking the stores would be less crowded before pay day. A third of people didn’t pay rent this month. The military is having food distribution for its own, in spite of many family still having the same income as before (one income from the service member, the… Read more
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Are you ready for Christmas?
Christmas is just around the corner! If you haven’t started yet, you have just six weeks to get ready! While I am not really a fan of the holidays, I like to plan them in advance, to avoid any added stress and unnecessary expenses. A few years back, I had some family members book a… Read more
Why I gave up on keeping up – The frugal student
This is a guest post from Lewys Aron – The Frugal Student – is a 23 year old dividend growth and value investor from Wales, UK. Currently studying Welsh at Swansea University his passion is finance and investing. Braking with the trend of students and millenials leaving university with huge amounts of personal debt, he… Read more
Why Frugality Isn’t Really the Key to Financial Independence
This is a post from Kayla of FrugalRules.com. Kayla is a personal finance blogger in her mid-20s who loves to write about money topics of all kinds. Please let me know if you would like to guest post on RFI. Personal experience has taught me that tightening your financial belt alone isn’t going to gain you… Read more
Change Your Perspective: Change Your Finances
This is a guest post from fellow blogger Richard Adams, who is on his own journey to financial independence. You can follow his progress over at Frugality Magazine. Let me know if you would love to guest post on RFI. Growing up I could never understand why people drove crummy cars. In truth,… Read more
How to Plan the Best Birthday Party on a Budget
Good morning! This post is from my V.A. Clarisse. A week before my daughter’s birthday, I made a list of what to buy and what to do. I also set a budget since Ididn’t want to spend too much, but I wanted her to have an unforgettable surprise birthday party. Honestly, she only asked me… Read more
How to make your own sushi
I have made sushi at home today, I didn’t have the first idea about it, my ex tried a few years back and was pretty good at it so I never got my hands dirty with it. You can make your own sushi for as little as $4 per person. I was talking last week… Read more
Ways to Make Extra Money That Are Actually Fun!
I get it. You want to make extra money. Who doesn’t? But when you search about ways to get extra money, you are not inspired. That’s because a massive list of undesirable side jobs pops up. These are such jobs as delivering pizzas (what are you, a 16-year-old boy?), recycling cans (what are you, homeless?)… Read more
Free activities while travelling
If you are a regular reader of Reach Financial Independence, you will know that I love travelling, and I do it pretty often. So often, people ask me: “how do you do it?”, meaning how can I afford to spend a great deal of the year travelling around, while many households struggle to save enough… Read more
How much do you spend on gifts?
I just went to buy my BF his Christmas present. I suck at gift giving, and I don’t really do Christmas anyway, so it is always complicated to find something nice. And usually, I find most cheap presents so annoying that I overcompensate with something super expensive in the end. Or nothing. This year, I… Read more
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