New Job, Old Career, Bold Move

This week's post is less about advice and more about a change in my personal life. Background For the first 5.5 years of my career, I worked in the Group & Health insurance sector (The types of insurance offered by your employer). I began the journey as an analyst and capped off my career in …

Financial Independence – Outlining My Goals

One of my goals for this blog was to create more accountability. I wanted to start reporting my financial goals to be better, more capable, avoid consumerism, be environmentally aware, and save money along the way. So what are my financial goals? Currently 29, I aim to achieve FI by 45, and retire by 50. …

Zero Dollar Days

Hey Everyone! Not sure about all of you, but I have become infatuated with Zero Dollar Days. This is where I try to make a point of spending no money on workdays. As we're talking about 5 out of every 7 days in a week, over time, the effects of this can really snowball. Personally, this …

DANGER! Lifestyle Inflation!

What's up everybody! For those who do not know me - I am Mr.FN. I am new to the blogging game and enjoying it immensely. For me, it's a new creative outlet (guitar, singing, and bass being my others). It's something I've thought about for a little while now, and am extremely glad I took the …

What Does Frugal Mean?

Frugal may mean a lot of different things to a variety of people. For those living the "average" life, you might think... "Frugal? Isn't that just another word for poor? Why would I live like that if I'm making all this money!" Let's start with a basic definition, courtesy of http://www.dictionary.com: Sparing or economical with …