We are not especially frugal, but we’re generally not trying to wring every penny out of life. That combination of not watching every penny we spend and not maximizing how many pennies we bring in probably doesn’t, on its face, sound like a recipe for financial success. Fortunately there’s more[Read More…]

Most people don’t expect to retire until well into their 60s, maybe even their 70s, but not 38-year-old Chris Reining. Reining, a resident of Madison, Wis., who worked in information systems after studying finance and computers in college, realized in his 20s that the daily grind of working 9 a.m.[Read More…]

“Enough” is perhaps the centrally important concept to early retirement. Calculating it with some degree of accuracy is critical for everyone, especially when we’re talking about much longer retirements than most traditional retirement advice is based on. If you already have your “enough” number in mind, then consider this a[Read More…]