Reach Financial Independence Early Through Investing, Minimalism & Mindfulness.
Read the FIRE Guide to find out how.The Road to FIRE
Here are your first three steps to financial independence.
Financial
Independence
Find out when you could be financially independent. If you save half your income for 17 years, you'll be there.
Invest
Investing is easier than you might think. By learning a few core concepts, you’ll know enough to invest for the rest of your life.
Minimalism &
Mindfulness
Focus on what's important to you. Learn to live with what you need, no more no less in all parts of life.
Minafi, verb, min-a-fy, made-up word.
- A combination of minimalism and financial independence (FI).
- A growth mindset for living a life focused on what brings you value.
- A blog of my journey through investing, minimalism, FIRE and mindfulness.
Your Custom Plan for FIRE
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FIRE in the News
Curated articles and mentions of financial independence and early retirement in the mainstream media.
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MarketWatch - You’re fooling yourself if you think you can retire early with kids
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September 18, 2019.
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Adam.
Seattle Times - Make ‘gaining choice’ — and not early retirement — your real goal
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September 14, 2019.
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Adam.
MarketWatch - The FIRE movement is a hot topic — but irrelevant to most Americans
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September 11, 2019.
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Adam.
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Hey hey! I'm Adam!
I'm 37 and live in Salt Lake City, UT. I have way too many goals, overshare my net worth and love to program.
I've spent the last decade teaching programmers how to program.
Now I help millennials invest to reach financial independence sooner than they ever thought possible.
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In September of 2019, I spoke at FinCon 2019 in Washington, D.C. I met up with a bunch of people, had fun talking abo...
Written by Adam on September 7, 2019. 43 comments.
One of my 4 pillars of investing is understanding diversification and the role it plays in asset allocation. This pos...
Written by Adam on September 2, 2019. 1 comment.
If you were cooped up inside, what would fill your time? Is it the same things that you would lean on as a kid?
Written by Adam on August 19, 2019. 9 comments.
What are the 118 topics that everyone learning about FIRE should know about? These are the subjects that stand out as...
Written by Adam on July 29, 2019. 23 comments.
Investing in a 401(k) account can be scary. There’s a lot to learn and countless decisions that have to be made just ...
Written by Adam on July 22, 2019. 8 comments.
Fernweh is a German word that roughly translates into “farsickness” or wanterlust. It’s a longing for unseen places a...
Written by Adam on July 15, 2019. 6 comments.
For June, I saw my investments shoot up another $68,000, hiked a few more difficult trails around Utah, ran a half ma...
Written by Adam on July 8, 2019. 11 comments.
If you were to split up your financial life into phases, what would they be? Here are the four phases that have made ...
Written by Adam on June 24, 2019. 5 comments.
I left my job 6 months ago. Since then I’ve been exploring Utah and attempting to balance ambition with physical and ...
Written by Adam on June 17, 2019. 10 comments.
There are many paths to retirement – from being born into wealth to never retiring. Where do you fall on the spectrum?
Written by Adam on June 10, 2019. 7 comments.
May was a fantastic month with a focus on spending time outdoors, camping and hiking.
Written by Adam on June 3, 2019. 2 comments.
Use these calculators to solve for exponential growth. There’s 4 different calculators, allowing you to provide any v...
Written by Adam on May 27, 2019.