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Reaching Early Financial Independence Doesn’t Have to Hurt
How to Reach Early Financial Independence
Three pro tips that can make a big difference…
You’ve heard before that you have to set money aside — money for emergencies, for buying a car or house, for a kid’s college education, and for retirement. This is hardly news. What you may not have heard before is that setting that money aside helps your future self twice!
Below I explain how, and give some pro tips on how to free up some money to actually do this.
First Benefit of Saving Money
The first benefit is the obvious one. Big goals like a college education, retirement, or down-payment on a house aren’t something you can cover out of your regular income (if you can do this, please teach me how!). No, when we’re talking about things that cost tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars or even millions of dollars like financial independence (a.k.a. retirement), we need to save up for them. That’s why you (and I)…
