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Typhoid Mary

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3 year update
« on: November 04, 2019, 08:13:40 AM »
Just a quick update on what this community
Has helped our family do...
3 years ago we couldn’t pay our bills on 2 incomes.
We were complainy pants that needed face punches.

Today I quit my job to stay home with my kids which is
Something we have wanted for a long time. We are
Efficient on one income. This will effect FIRE, but from
A macro perspective, I’m just so proud of how far we’ve
Come. Slaying debt, saving a lot, investing, and now I
Get to be where I want to be and take care of my family.

We tried DR and the baby steps, but until someone points
Out that your problems are your own fault, it doesn’t do
Any good. We fixed ourselves, and even though we won’t
Retire as early as many if you, in our head we’ve met our
Goal already getting me back where we feel I need to be—-
In the home. Feels good. Can’t wait to see what three more
Years brings. Maybe breaking into the 100K savings club?

Sonos

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Re: 3 year update
« Reply #1 on: November 04, 2019, 08:17:46 AM »
Awesome! Thank you for sharing. It’s wonderful to hear stories like this. Very inspiring.

Tuskalusa

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Re: 3 year update
« Reply #2 on: November 04, 2019, 08:18:53 AM »
Great update!  Thanks for sharing. :)

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Re: 3 year update
« Reply #3 on: November 04, 2019, 08:50:58 AM »
Congratulations!

I guess from now on, you're a carrier of good habits (spreading something different from your namesake).

ColoradoTribe

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Re: 3 year update
« Reply #4 on: November 04, 2019, 10:31:55 AM »
Congrats!

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Re: 3 year update
« Reply #5 on: November 04, 2019, 12:23:07 PM »
Congrats! Always nice to see someone making it work.

I haven't posted any updates, but in three years we've paid off a lot of debt and increased our savings rate. These forums have helped a lot.

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Re: 3 year update
« Reply #6 on: November 04, 2019, 02:35:13 PM »
I love this! Congratulations!

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Re: 3 year update
« Reply #7 on: November 04, 2019, 04:53:30 PM »
This is great to hear. Congrats and much prosperity to you and yours!

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Re: 3 year update
« Reply #8 on: November 06, 2019, 07:26:12 PM »
Congrats! My wife and I made the decision a while back for one of us to stay home with our boys, knowing that it would delay FI. A good life is doing what you love now, while continuing to build financial freedom so that you can do even more of what you love later.

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Re: 3 year update
« Reply #9 on: November 06, 2019, 08:57:05 PM »
So happy for you. A lot of people talk about making changes, you guys did. That's wonderful. Kudos.