Summer Spending Challenge – Week 4
Our budget hit the fan this week so the Funemployed household reflects on lifestyle inflation.
Summer Spending Challenge – Week 3
The Funemployed family is 3 weeks into a 9 week spending challenge. We discuss the importance of keeping a playful mindset.
Confounding compounding – Part I – How I know I’m done saving for retirement
I’m 36 and done saving for retirement. Read on to find out why.
Summer Spending Challenge – Week 2
The Funemployed family spent nothing this week on Entertainment! Find out what we did instead.
Summer Spending Challenge – Week 1
We made a list to help us with our Summer Spending Challenge. Also… results from Week 1.
Summer Spending Challenge – Kickoff
Let’s kickoff our Summer Spending Challenge! Can we cut our summer entertainment expenses to 30% of normal spend?
Meet Funemployed
At last! An introduction to Mrs. Funemployed.
Emotions – The zombies in our closets
“Unexpressed emotions will never die. They are buried alive and will come forth later in uglier ways.” -Sigmund Freud It’s the one thing we all share and yet don’t want to admit. Emotions drive all of our money decisions. Period. I come from an engineering background...
Actual wealth is what you don’t see
“When most people say they want to be a millionaire, what they really mean is “I want to spend a million dollars,” which is literally the opposite of being a millionaire.” -Morgan Housel A detective approaches the scene of a man who committed suicide. The man is...
10 steps to change anything in your life
“It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare. It is because we do not dare they are difficult.” -Seneca Who doesn’t LOVE video montages!? Especially the 80’s style, 3-5 minute clip where Europe’s The Final Countdown is blaring in the background and the...