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My Money Story – Part VII – Hand-Me-Downs

My Money Story · October 31, 2021

When you were a kid, did you always get the best stuff?  Brand new toys?  The latest model?  Nothing …

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My Money Story – Part VI – The Stock Market

My Money Story · July 4, 2021

Today I wanted to do a little exercise and reflect on when was the first time, I became aware of the stock market.  I’m not talking …

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My Money Story – Part V – Struggling with Affluence

My Money Story · February 14, 2021

“You were ashamed of us.”  The words sat there in the air between us, like some awkward hors d’oeuvres platter that no one wanted to …

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My Money Story – Part IV – Family Vacations

My Money Story · November 1, 2020

I think in every FI journey there comes a specific point in time – that Aha moment – when we realize that the current trajectory …

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My Money Story – Part III – Working While Growing Up

My Money Story · August 30, 2020

I always find it interesting to hear what people’s first jobs were.  They are usually rarely glamorous but quite entertaining, commonly …

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My Money Story – Part II – Fear Of Debt

My Money Story · July 19, 2020

I have never had debt.  Well... that’s a lie.  Let me rephrase that:  I have never struggled with …

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My Money Story – Part I – A Prologue To The Preamble

My Money Story · June 17, 2020

To have a beginning, you must have an ending of sorts.  And where my money story begins, was the death of ignorance and the …

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Alternative Lifestyles – Part I (The Journeyman)

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“I’m going to buy 15 acres of land in Vermont and start a homestead,” he said to me.  His eyes were electric, a light shade of blue sparkling in the bright East Dorset sun.  I smiled back at him beaming and gave him a congratulatory pat on the shoulder.  “I couldn’t be more happy for you.”  Would […]

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