Journaling Our Journey towards Financial Freedom
Happy May! Holy shnizzle it's May already! There are certain things on my FI journey that I've been slacking, and it's my personal demon with procrastination for sure. But over the course of the last few years, I feel like I've started to get the hang of it particularly with making my own routines (and... Continue Reading →
I shared in the previous post that I went over budget in March; and while I'm working on giving myself grace and be patient with my journey, I'm also working on a few more things and resetting my budget. As the inflation continues to make us frown, I thought I'd add on a few more... Continue Reading →
Welp, it's official: I've spent over budget this month. It isn't a whole lot, but this is not counting some money I originally plan to set aside to save as well as counting some categories that were over budgeted (such as power, which I budgeted much higher, thinking I'd keep the rest in the account... Continue Reading →
Recently in our FIRE community talks, we brought up many topics as usual. Not only did I find out there are so many ways to FIRE (barista FIRE, coastal FIRE, FINE, or even seeing FIRE as "Financially Independent/Recreational Employment instead of Retiring Early), we also asked the folks who have already FIREd to share what... Continue Reading →
By Mrs. Xennial It's only two days from February 2022, and I'm already pivoting? You bet I am! There are several reasons behind it, and I'll explain further below as usual. But I want to point out that it isn't a bad thing to pivot your budget from time to time, and as often as... Continue Reading →
By Mrs. Xennial With my head in a better place, I've been participating more "fun" things for myself lately. I'm following my own goals and got an online art class and some art supplies that are on lower end of what people could pay (the recommended supplies were not FI friendly IMO), and definitely more... Continue Reading →
by Mrs. Xennial Happy new year fellow FI-minded people! My new job gave me 2 weeks of PTO for the holidays, and after we resume work, we got busy... hence the delay in the 2022 overview. One thing I learned from 2020 and 2021, is that every time I mentioned my anxiety towards money, I... Continue Reading →
by Mrs. Xennial From time to time, you'd hear about how renting could be a bliss because it is so much less obligations and responsibilities. It is true, since the maintenance mainly falls under the owner's expenses and to-do list, and renters could simply sit on their asses waiting for the magic to happen regardless... Continue Reading →
By Mrs. Xennial Done with Thanksgiving, and with Christmas around the corner, this is a time for all kinds of holiday anxiety to take up permanent residence in your heads. Since this is a blog particularly focused on financial side of things, let's talk about money during the holidays, and I'll also share what Mr.... Continue Reading →
by Mrs. Xennial Our house in Hawaii is FINALLY sold. It's been a struggle for several reasons. We vacated the house by September 2019, but had leftover things to do for the house before it could be listed. Aside from bulky item pickup, lawn service, and house cleaning, the biggest pain was PAINTING. We had... Continue Reading →
Xennials on FI/RE 