Do you ever think about the real cost of the things you buy before you make a purchase? Your true cost is more than just the dollar amount on the price tag. And no, this isn’t the point where I tell you to stop buying those precious daily lattes. You do you. Besides, I already…
Welcome to Rich Frugal Life’s March 2023 financial results. Before we get into the numbers, here’s a little bit about what we did last month. Finding purpose in giving back While most discussion about charitable giving in the personal finance community revolves around giving money, giving your time can be just as impactful. Since leaving…
One of my most popular posts on the blog to date has been on how much money kids cost and whether raising kids is really as expensive as everyone says it is. Within that post, I shared a deep dive into the USDA’s most recent report on the average costs of raising a kid, and…
Welcome to Rich Frugal Life’s February 2023 financial results. Before we get into the numbers, here’s a little bit about what we were up to this month. It’s bonus time! February is when annual bonuses are paid, which makes it an exciting month for financial nerdery. I typically have a fair amount of excess cash…
Welcome to my little corner of the internet! Today’s post is short and a bit different. I’m talking about why I’m not focused on achieving rapid blog growth. While watching my blog’s traffic increase organically over the past two and a half years has been pretty exciting, I haven’t put much focus on growth. My…
Welcome to Rich Frugal Life’s January 2023 financial results. Before we get into the numbers, here’s a little bit about what we did this month. Getting a taste of that big spender lifestyle This month we got a brief taste of how big spenders live with courtside tickets to an NBA game and all-inclusive access…
Welcome to interview #6 in the FIRE With Kids interview series! Meet Finn and Fiona, a 37 year-old couple, living in a major city in Israel with their two young children and dog. The Fionist family is balancing frugality with intentional spending on an average income, with plans to semi-retire by their 50’s. They’re also blogging…
Welcome to the third annual “year in review” for the Rich Frugal Life blog! In this post, I’m sharing our 2022 financial results, with all the details of our expenses for the year, passive income, savings rate, changes in net worth, and our current investment portfolio allocation. Since there’s a lot to cover here, I’m…
Welcome to Rich Frugal Life’s December 2022 financial results. Before we get into the numbers, here’s a little bit about what we were up to this month. Note: Photo credit goes to my 6-year old, who was really excited for me to put one of her photos on the blog. Winter is the season when…
Did you make a resolution to start working out this year? If so, you’re not alone. Many people use the new year as a fresh opportunity to make healthy changes in their lives. Exercise is one of the best ways to improve health and longevity, so really any time of year is a great time…
Hi! I'm Mrs. RFL. We're a family of 3 trying to live a rich frugal life on our way to financial independence and early retirement ("FIRE"). I retired in early 2020, at age 38, to help our family achieve the balance we desperately needed. Even though we hadn't reached our end goal, making this change allowed us to take advantage of the financial freedom we'd already earned to begin building a happier, healthier and more meaningful life. This decision didn't slow down our journey as much as expected. We reached financial independence in January 2022! Rich Frugal Life follows our FIRE journey and shares everything we learn (or screw up) along the way.
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