When I was coming back from vacation last week, our seating got a little screwed up. Long story short, I ended up sitting next to a lady in her mid-fifties from Alberta, Canada instead of sitting by my wife and daughter. We got to talking and had some really good conversation throughout the flight. At one point, I mentioned something about my 9 to 5 job and she chuckled. It turns out she’s a consultant and speaker on business efficiency. And she talked about […]
I just finished reading The Richest Man in Babylon. I had a lot of recommendations to read this and I’ll tell you that, for as old as this book is (originally published in 1926!!), the content still holds strong. Great book if you’re trying to find your way to wealth. There is some very sound advice that stands the test of time, such as saving at least 10% of what you make and that you can live off your income, but you
I was listening to another podcast from the BiggerPockets guys and their guest this time around was Natali Morris. The podcast was called Limiting Beliefs That Hold You Back From Incredible Wealth. Although the podcast was interesting, that’s not really the point of this post. It was something that she mentioned in the middle of it that for some reason really jumped out at me and that’s what I wanted to share. Natali said that when her father was in the midst of his divorce, he was referring
If you’re reading this article, you’re probably someone interested in or already on the way to the world of financial independence. Regardless of why you’re here, I think we all know some of the basics of reaching that goal: Get out of debt ASAP – This is the #1 step that needs to be done… and this refers to bad debt like credit cards, car payments, etc. This does not necessarily mean good debt like mortgages on rental property that serve as assets helping to provide you with cash
When I first started this site, I went in with the intention of this being all about my journey toward quitting my job – hence the “Route to Retire” site name. I was all about having enough money to never having to work again… my quest for financial freedom. But is early retirement the same as financial freedom? Spoiler alert… it’s not. Financial freedom can definitely be the catalyst that gives you the power to retire early, but it doesn’t need to be the sit-on-the-beach
Most of us could probably say that if we knew then what we know now, we’d be in a much better place financially. So why is it that kids don’t learn the right things from their elders, generation after generation? I think that part of the answer is that a lot of parents never really had that drive to get out the rat race and just consider the day-to-day work-until-you-die part of the circle of life. Most of the children of these parents will probably
When I was in my twenties, I had this vision that I would be very rich. Rich, rich, rich!! I thought I needed to have all the money in the world if I was ever going to be done working. I mean, how else can you retire if you aren’t rich and sipping champagne on a yacht near your own private island in the Caribbean somewhere??!! Now, although that vision coming to fruition would be great, it took me until the past
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I thought it might be time to take a little break from the serious stuff and discuss something a little more fun. In all reality, this articles relates to the entire point of this site and what I’m trying to accomplish in life. Early retirement is extremely important, but if you don’t know why you want it, you might not enjoy the free time when it happens. So without further ado, here are the… Things I Should Be Doing Instead of Working… Playtime with my
I’ve learned the importance of having a mentor over the years. We all make mistakes and hopefully we are able to learn from them. However, when you have a mentor to help guide you, you can take out some of the mistakes before you make them because you are aware of what the mistakes might be. Many of us have mentors that we don’t get to actually talk to – these are usually famous people who have the same ideals
I’ve always been fascinated with money and have always been good with it. I always did what I thought you’re supposed to do… save it. Well, over the years, I’ve learned that that’s only a small piece of what you need to do if you want to retire early. Sure, you can save every penny and live like you’re in poverty for your whole life, but who wants to do that?! I’m not here to tell you that you have
