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life experience / psychology

I’m A Freak, And Cool With It

The number of people involved in the financial independence and FIRE movements is small.  Some of us in the community might think there’s too many FIRE blogs and a seemingly endless conga line of “noobs” entering the fray to achieve...

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spending

Camelcamelcamel Site Review

Like many, I do quite a bit of my shopping on Amazon.  It’s getting more difficult to ignore the juggernaut of online shopping as time goes on.  They’re reliable, have virtually everything, and make shopping quick and easy.  They also...

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finances

Sometimes A New Car Might Be Better

Now hold on AF readers, don’t freak out at the title yet.  You know a major reason I got to financial independence in my early 40’s was because I bought older used vehicles.  The kind we used to call hoopties....

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miscellaneous

My Three Rules Of Stuff

A while back I wrote a post about my tendencies to pack rat and hold on to things. Those traits were no doubt inherited from my depression-era parents. But here’s the thing, there’s a massive upside to these behaviors too,...

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spending

How Big Box Stores Can Cost You More

It’s undeniable that mega stores like Walmart, Target, and Sam’s Club have lower prices.  They can pressure suppliers to bring prices down from a volume perspective, then they pass those cost savings onto the customer.  Simple economics.  But these stores...

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spending

Stop Being So Cheap

When you wander the streets of Samarkand, Uzbekistan, you can’t help but get a sore neck from all the gawking.  It’s an ancient city that was a key stop on the Silk Road from China to the Middle East, and...

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