The Ultimate Guide to Buying Food in Bulk
Growing up, my family lived in Costco. As a child, I would spend my weekends at baseball practice, hanging out with friends, and on a family trip to Costco. I learned quite a bit about buying food in bulk from my childhood. Because it’s what I’ve always known, it was not until recently that I came to appreciate the value of buying food in bulk.
Make Work WORK for You
In this Slow Fi interview, I talk to Liana (from DINKs on a bus) about how she has made work WORK for her. In the interview, we discuss how she quit a highly prestigious job that wasn’t working for her, changed careers, set clear boundaries, and decided not to pursue management roles. Liana is a great example of the fact that you don’t have to become an entrepreneur to design your life.
Best Ugly Produce Delivery Service
When we first learned about financial independence, we started to analyze our spending. One of the first things that we realized was that we spent way too much on groceries. While I was doing research into Community Support Agriculture (CSAs), I stumbled across ugly produce delivery services, and found two companies in our area to test out. Here’s what I discovered.
Working as a Part-Time Contractor Before Coast FI
When I met Raina earlier this year, I learned that she currently works part-time doing contract research and data analysis for a public health organization. I knew I needed to dig deeper and learn how she made this happen. Read the interview to learn more.
Break Free From the Golden Handcuffs: A Case Study
Is your company incentivizing you to stay (in a job you don’t really like) with a vesting and bonus schedule that makes it difficult to leave? In this post, we respond to a reader question about unlocking the golden handcuffs.
Don’t Defer Your Dreams Until FIRE
Ingrid retired early about eight years ago at the age of 43. As we got chatting as I was traveling through Albuquerque, she said, “I wish there had been more info about Slow FI when I was coming up.” Of course, I wanted to learn more. That conversation turned into this interview about what Ingrid has learned and what she would have done differently.
How We Are Managing Our Money as Entrepreneurs
Earlier this year, Corey left traditional employment, and we are now reliant on variable income from our business. We’ve needed to shift the way that we manage our money and our mindset. This post shares how we’ve done that.
Creating Freedom to Be a World Traveler
Megan has oriented her life around adventure and the freedom to experience the world. She has taken at least 6 weeks off to travel each year for the last 20 years! While she is now self-employed, earlier in her career she negotiated this time off with an employer for many years.
How Much Does it Actually Cost to Travel in a Campervan?
Since buying and building out our campervan in 2022, people consistently ask us, “How much does it actually cost to travel in a campervan?” Now that we just returned from a 15-week trip, we finally feel ready to answer this question.
Coast FI Allows You to Work Less and Live More
I’m excited to share Kathy’s story. She recently scaled back work after reaching her Coast FI number. By reaching Coast FI, Kathy’s been able to work less and live more! I hope you are as inspired by her interview as I am.
The Ultimate Road Trip Guide to Utah’s National Parks (and Cool Places in Between)
We spent the last month exploring Utah’s Mighty Five, the five national parks in Utah, and the surrounding area. This was the part of our road trip that I was most looking forward to, and it did not disappoint. In this post, we share the best things to do and what we’d do differently in the future.
Going Part-Time to Build a Portfolio Career
For Meg, financial independence was never about not working. She’s always had so many hobbies and ideas to explore. Instead, FI could provide her with the ability to explore these options. In 2020, Meg went part-time and has built a portfolio career doing work she loves.
