Welcome FIRE fam. I’m Ari. I created this blog as a way for me to document my family’s path to FIRE (financial independence, retire early).
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Established in February 2021, Black Fire Blog started as a way for me to combine my passion for serving the Black/ African American community with my newfound passion for learning about personal finance, investing, and building generational Black wealth. As of 2021, the BlackFIRE family is on track to retire in 2031, before I turn 40 years old. Follow me as I learn, grow, reflect, and learn some more.
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Black People, We NEED Better Life Insurance!
There are 6 core competencies of financial literacy: Earning, Saving, Investing, Spending, Borrowing, Protecting. With this post, I’m exploring an aspect of protecting; estate planning via life insurance. There are 2 things that spurred this post. First, yesterday I watched a debate between two Black intellectuals as they each proposed ideas to further the economicContinue reading “Black People, We NEED Better Life Insurance!”
Book Review: Playing with FIRE
6 long weeks ago, my husband and I learned about the concept of FIRE. Wanting to learn more beyond Youtube videos and podcasts, we headed to Barnes and Noble with our little one. We had a short list of books that early retirees recommended, such as the Bogleheads Guide to Investing, Choose FI, The MillionaireContinue reading “Book Review: Playing with FIRE”
Big Victory: Getting the Best Rate for a Mortgage Refinance
We are currently refinancing for several reasons. First, we plan to buy a multi-family investment property within the next year, and need to refinance our current loan to make that possible. Taking advantage of the lower interest rates is just icing on the cake. When we got our first loan in 2017, the interest rateContinue reading “Big Victory: Getting the Best Rate for a Mortgage Refinance”
Lil’ Victory: Insurance
I took advantage of the holiday yesterday and used it to lower my insurance rate. The biggest victory came from changing my home insurance. With Progressive, I was paying $1,206 a year for coverage. I went to Policygenius and sent them a copy of my policy. They found coverage with a Liberty Mutual company thatContinue reading “Lil’ Victory: Insurance”
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