LIVING THE FI KINDA LIFE
The great thing about building a blogger network is that you can make friends with people from around the world. In writing about US policies and politics, I often neglect to consider what other countries are doing. It makes sense, since I live in the States, that most of my policy posts will be about …
This week on Partners in Fire, we are featuring a guest post from our good friend Tawnya at Money Saved is Money Earned. Tawnya is part of her school’s Equity Team, and one of the last things they did before going to summer break was put together a list of ways we could support people …
Kristina Marinelli is a is just beginning her blogging adventure. Her goal is to start writing about her own personal finance journey. This expedition started in an unlikely place – a household full of hoarders. Here’s her origin story, and how living with hoarders turned her into a minimalist. I Grew Up Living With Hoarders …
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Author: Sanjana @ You Be Three Solo travel is a great way to not only learn about the world, but also discover who you are, and push the boundaries of your comfort zone. However, solo travel can get intimidating (there’s so much to do to prepare!) and expensive as you no longer have anyone to …
Last week, I wrote a post about being the female breadwinner. In that post, I delved into some of the emotions regarding bread-winning that most likely stem from societal expectations. Today, I’m also going to talk about making more than your partner, but I’m going to look at a very specific potential downside. Although it …
When Melanie first bought a fixer upper, she thought it would be fun and easy to renovate an entire house. How hard could it be? Well, extremely freaking difficult, as it turns out. I think she finally figured out how difficult home improvement is when attempting the first big job: remodeling the bathroom. Thinking Remodeling …
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Do you work a nine to five workday? Ok, so it may not be exactly nine to five. Maybe it’s eight to four, or seven to three – you get the picture. The point is, you probably work about 40 hours per week. And that doesn’t include commute time or mandatory meal times. And guess …
Americans are crazy (I can say that proudly, as an American). We have tons of pride in weird things and little to no pride in important things. “Wow, you worked 120 hours this week? You’re a rock star!” compared to “You stay home with the kids? What do you do all day?”. I struggle so …
Author: Jessica @ Budget Savvy Brides Weddings seem to be getting more and more expensive. Couples have a hard time finding ways to save money on the big event. Wedding dress rental is something that may make sense. Before you stop reading, please hear me out on this. When it comes to planning and paying …
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Partners in Fire has always been about lifting everyone up and bringing to light policies that work to prevent others from achieving financial independence. In that vein, we’ve written about poverty traps, stagnant wages, family values, UBI, healthcare, and a ton of other policies that work to keep people poor. We’ve also written about gender …