WriteYourOwnReality » Financial Independence http://www.writeyourownreality.com Aggressively pursuing a dream is the only way to write your own reality. Documenting my path of turning dreams into investments and success! Fri, 06 Mar 2015 17:00:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Slow Down To Speed Up http://www.writeyourownreality.com/financial-independence/slow-down-to-speed-up/ http://www.writeyourownreality.com/financial-independence/slow-down-to-speed-up/#comments Fri, 31 Oct 2014 13:00:35 +0000 http://www.writeyourownreality.com/?p=2509 Whew, sometimes a nice little vacation is all it takes to recharge the batteries, enjoy the company of a loved one, and realize that this life is truly worth living. As we each strive for financial independence, regardless of the path we take to get there, it is the small breaks from the grind that […]

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]]> http://www.writeyourownreality.com/financial-independence/slow-down-to-speed-up/feed/ 20 Freedom – Best Pursued with Wild Abandon http://www.writeyourownreality.com/financial-independence/freedom-best-pursued-wild-abandon/ http://www.writeyourownreality.com/financial-independence/freedom-best-pursued-wild-abandon/#comments Fri, 14 Mar 2014 16:00:26 +0000 http://www.writeyourownreality.com/?p=2017 Too often in the personal finance community, there are those that battle over what it means to be retired. For some reason people can’t rationalize or comprehend that at the end of the day, the title of being retired, whether early or not, whether voluntarily still working or not, does not matter. To me, these […]

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]]> http://www.writeyourownreality.com/financial-independence/freedom-best-pursued-wild-abandon/feed/ 34 The Right Job – Turning Down a 30% Raise http://www.writeyourownreality.com/financial-independence/the-right-job-turning-down-a-30-raise/ http://www.writeyourownreality.com/financial-independence/the-right-job-turning-down-a-30-raise/#comments Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:00:27 +0000 http://www.writeyourownreality.com/?p=642 Would you turn down a 30% pay raise? At the end of last month I did just that when I turned down an offer with an incredible pay raise to go to another firm. Why the hell would I do such a thing? Was this the right decision? How do you know which job is […]

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]]> http://www.writeyourownreality.com/financial-independence/the-right-job-turning-down-a-30-raise/feed/ 24 Savings Accounts – Why DON’T You Have One? http://www.writeyourownreality.com/financial-independence/savings-accounts-why-dont-you-have-one/ http://www.writeyourownreality.com/financial-independence/savings-accounts-why-dont-you-have-one/#comments Tue, 12 Mar 2013 12:00:39 +0000 http://www.writeyourownreality.com/?p=555 Nothing is more frustrating than the disappointing financial knowledge people here in the United States have when it comes to the basics. While it is easy to blame the ignorance of the individual, I believe this is more systematic than anything else. We have the poor combination of a terrible education system and a culture […]

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]]> http://www.writeyourownreality.com/financial-independence/savings-accounts-why-dont-you-have-one/feed/ 9 Finding the Right Job http://www.writeyourownreality.com/financial-independence/finding-the-right-job/ http://www.writeyourownreality.com/financial-independence/finding-the-right-job/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2013 13:00:57 +0000 http://www.writeyourownreality.com/?p=427 Financial stability prior to achieving financial independence is imperative. Stability can be found by living with intentional frugality, saving diligently, and having a steady, consistent income. For most of us, this income comes not from our investments, but from our day jobs. While most people seeking financial independence draw motivation from freeing themselves of the daily […]

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]]> http://www.writeyourownreality.com/financial-independence/finding-the-right-job/feed/ 3 Write Your Own Reality – The Start http://www.writeyourownreality.com/financial-independence/write-your-own-reality-the-start/ http://www.writeyourownreality.com/financial-independence/write-your-own-reality-the-start/#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2013 01:06:52 +0000 http://www.writeyourownreality.com/?p=5 Who am I? As a 28-year-old (yikes!) who has stumbled his way through life thus far, finding a means to consistently track my path towards financial redemption, prosperity, and ultimately independence, has led me to create this blog. You see, I love investing. It occupies my mind constantly. Be it business ideas, stocks, peer-to-peer lending, […]

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