Just writing to celebrate my “badassity” in getting my website off the ground, which has taken us one step closer to financial independence thanks to MMM.
While following MMM, almost from the beginning, he’s played a big role in inspiring me to get to this point, not only motivating us to see how we could accelerate our mortgage payments, but to set aside more in our “Financial Freedom” account. I think he pushed us over the edge in making what was only a dream into reality. Let alone, these big things, he even motivated me to get my first smart phone when he came out with the info on Airvoice Wireless because the only thing holding me back was my frugality in not wanting to pay the extra. Thanks to that info, I was able to enter the 21st. century while keeping my costs down to $12 every 3 months J
This new website is taking us into the final stretch. When the lease at my husband’s business came up for renewal, we decided to start the leap. He opted not to renew and will officially start ER on May 15th., so we made the final payment on our mortgage and are now officially debt free! The next step is for me to join him. Thanks to MMM’s instructions on how to start a website, earlier this year I clicked that Blue Host link on his website and took the plunge. Even though the technical issues have been much harder than I could have imagined, it’s finally getting off the ground.
MMM’s analysis of funding needs in ER has really given us confidence in knowing our savings would sustain us, as our portfolio meets his 4% rule and we’ve got our spending in line. It made so much more sense than all the other advice out there. My only concern now is health insurance costs, which is difficult to get hard figures on due to the fact that my husband is a lifelong diabetic. It’s my only hurdle at this point. Before I join him, I’d just like to know we will have a little something extra to rely on, and the hope is that this new website will bring us that “little extra.” Since it’s a hobby I love, I’m looking forward to being able to focus more attention on it when I leave work.
Despite being an avid follower of MMM, I have to say, I have not spent much time on the forum until now, but it is giving me so much insight into what readers are looking for. Here’s a big Thank You! to MMM and all his followers for getting us to this point. You’ve all been a huge inspiration.
