What is Life Savings?

What is Life Savings?  You may be familiar with this phrase. You probably heard it in the context of spending all one’s money on something. For example, I spent my life savings on a house. Maybe a friend spent their life savings on a car when they were a teenager. Perhaps you heard a tragic … Read more

Old Money

old money

What is Old Money? Over 100 years of being rich Enduring inherited wealth. There are many rich families in America. Very few of those families figured out how to grow their family fortune for generations. You may think of old money as a rich aristocratic type of people. Attending galas and balls to raise money … Read more

How much money is enough?

how much money is enough

The math of retirement applied to the science of happiness. If you’re seeking early retirement I’m sure you’ve thought about this question a lot. How much is enough? This question is inevitable followed by a series of additional questions. Well, what do I need the money for? What lifestyle do I want to live? Where … Read more

AOC Net Worth

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Net Worth: Financial Disclosure Reveals the Truth AOC is not a millionaire. By the looks of it, she won’t be for a while. Some fake news claiming she was a millionaire went viral on Facebook in early March 2021. A user said AOC went from being broke to millionaire in 2 years. Obviously … Read more

Lifestyle Creep

Public enemy number one for financial independence and early retirement What is lifestyle creep? Lifestyle creep is an increase in monthly spending due to problematic spending habits. This rising cost of living is the result of people seeking better living conditions. Lifestyle creep takes on two major forms. The first is gradual and hard to … Read more