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When Did You Last Update Your FI Number?
Your FI number is simpler to calculate than you might think — annual spending multiplied by 25 gives you a solid starting point, and this newsletter m...
"After years and years of talking about it and saying it was "on my bucket list," I finally spent the..."
— Megan
She Said She'd Never Buy New Again
When Molly discovered she could buy $60 Lululemon shorts for $15 on Depop, she declared she'd never shop new again — which opened up a conversation ab...
"My recent win is realizing that, after you've been on the path for long enough, it's really hard to..."
— Ava
The 90-Year Audition: Stop Fitting In, Start Being Found
A conversation about making friends at college turns into a reframe worth carrying through life: rather than trying to fit in, the goal is to be unaba...
"Had to share a win inspired by one of these wins! I used Trusted Housesitters for the past two years..."
— Katie
What Your Tuesday Could Look Like
The "Tuesday Project" is a simple framework for measuring financial independence not by retirement dates or net worth milestones, but by how much you...
"We found $3,000 lying untouched in one of our lost bank accounts. I would have never found it if not..."
— Nithya
The Cheeseburger Doesn't Taste Better
Morgan Housel's observation that a cheeseburger doesn't taste better because you're a billionaire anchors this week's newsletter reflection on what FI...
"My 1% win was getting a paid off Apple Watch by tracking my workout and sleep with the UHC rewards t..."
— Kelly