Reflections From My First Kwanzaa Last week marked the conclusion of my family’s first time celebrating Kwanzaa. I’ve wanted to celebrate it for years, but my husband and I’s lack of familiarity with the holiday left me feeling intimidated and trepidatious. During the Christmas season of 2020, something felt off. It was our first ChristmasContinue reading “Kwanzaa Was Lit…Kinda”
Category Archives: Reflections
I Got A Promotion and I Feel… Sad
Mo’ Money Mo’ Problems The financial independence mindset has changed the way I see so many situations. Before this year, my goal was always to earn more money and move up on the organization chart. I wanted my job title to signify importance, I was all about climbing the ladder just to feel better aboutContinue reading “I Got A Promotion and I Feel… Sad”
No Matter Where You Go, There You Are
Every year, this saying pops into my head at least once or twice. Today, I was reminded of the sentiment as I drove into work. I was doing a thought experiment, thinking of how my life would really change if I quit my job today and worked for myself full-time. I would finally be livingContinue reading “No Matter Where You Go, There You Are”
Rethinking Holiday Gifts on Valentine’s Day
This is the first holiday that our family will be spending with our newfound look on life and consumerism. Let’s go back to a few weeks ago when the husband and I talked about our budget for the year. We’d just calculated our annual cost of living, which comes in at around $53,000 per year.Continue reading “Rethinking Holiday Gifts on Valentine’s Day”
Living My Best Life BEFORE I Reach Financial Independence
I’m not waiting until my FIRE date to do the work I love. So often, the story of someone on the other side of FIRE-dom consists of a person in a well-paying but unfulfilling job working hard for around a decade until they reach FI, then they retire, and start to do passion projects partContinue reading “Living My Best Life BEFORE I Reach Financial Independence”
I Have a FIRE Problem
Too Many Flames Too Fast Today is Monday. I spent the weekend blogging (it’s just so fun!), listening to financial independence podcasts, reading this book with my husband (we are on the last chapter and I’ll do a book review when we’re done), snapping DIY 6-month baby portraits of my daughter, and taking on aContinue reading “I Have a FIRE Problem”
Lessons from 2020
2020 taught me 2 things… If 2020 hadn’t been the year I became a mother and worked from home full time (from mid-March until December), I may not have been excited about FIRE. I admit, when I first learned of FIRE, I liked the idea. I thought that the retirement aspect would appeal to myContinue reading “Lessons from 2020”
My Theory
When it’s right, it’s easy. Let me clarify. In my life, I’ve found that when something is right, things get real easy real quick. This is different from when something feels right, because like my mother used to tell me, “what’s good to ya ain’t always good for ya” (the way she says itContinue reading “My Theory”
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