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Will 2026 Healthcare Costs Destroy Financial Independence for Millions?
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Proof You Don't Need a High Salary for FIRE (Teacher Retires at 50)
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Stay on Track to FIRE With These Money Moves Before 2026
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Should I Pay Off My Mortgage or Invest Instead? Here’s How to Decide
It’s the classic financial conundrum: you look at your mortgage statement and your investment account and think, “Should I be dumping every extra dollar into paying off this mortgage, or should I…
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7 Uncommon FIRE Tips to Supercharge Your Financial Future
Most people think FIRE is just “save more, invest more, spend less.” Yawn. If that worked, we’d all be sipping margaritas on a private beach by now. Major wins happen when you…
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Should You Pay Off Your Mortgage or Invest? (Best Choice for FIRE)
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How to Build a Tax-Efficient Portfolio (Advanced Strategies)
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How Can Paul Fast Track to FIRE by 45? ($1.6M Net Worth)
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How to Avoid (or Escape) the Middle-Class Trap and Retire Early
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What a “K Shaped” Economy Means for You
Every economy comes with its own metaphor. We’ve had V-shaped recoveries (fast down, fast up), U-shaped ones (slow to hit bottom, slow to climb out), and even the gloomy L-shaped pattern (down……
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From Making $28,000/Year to FI in 5 YEARS
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When FI Feels Far Away: How to Stay Motivated on the Long Road to Freedom
If you’ve been on the Financial Independence (FI) path for a while, you’ve probably had that moment – when you open your spreadsheet, glance at your net worth, and think: “Ugh. I’m…
Mindy Jensen has been fanatical about personal finance her entire life. She truly believes that financial freedom is attainable for anyone, no matter when or where you’re starting from. She’s been a real estate investor for decades, is slowly moving her personal portfolio from individual stocks to index funds, and is excited to learn more about investing of all types (except crypto!) She wrote First-Time Home Buyer with Scott Trench, and when you can get her to stop talking about money and investing, she can be found on her road bike in the summer, snowboarding down the Colorado slopes in the winter, and spending time with her family.
Scott Trench is a perpetual student of personal finance, real estate investing, self-improvement, health, and well-being. He is the former CEO of BiggerPockets, where he oversaw the company’s growth from 100,000 members, to 3.1M real estate investors. He is a real estate investor + broker, stock market investor and authored Set for Life and First-Time Home Buyer (co-authored with Mindy Jensen). When not discussing personal finance, he can be found picking up heavy things (or craft beers) and then putting them back down again, running, cycling, or otherwise enjoying beautiful Colorado.