• Investing

    How do I calculate my FI number?

    By this point, I’ve been yammering on about our net worth and expenses for about 9 months, exposing our financial secrets each month in excruciating detail. And at some point in each financial update post, I typically comment on how we’re x% of our goal to financial independence. Which is…

  • Financial Updates

    September 2021 Financial Update

    There’s no sugarcoating it, this month was ugly on the financial side of things for the FIby35 household. No major catastrophes at least, just some poor market performance coupled with a little bit of overspending the budget. Check out the details below in our September 2021 financial update! In our…

  • Financial Updates

    July 2021 Financial Update

    Something BIG happened in our household in July. In the midst of a drought, long work days, sleepless nights full of thunderstorms and fireworks (our dog is not a fan), we managed to break through another major milestone: the FIby35 household joined the Two Comma Club. That’s right – the…

  • Travel

    Travel Hack Recap: Hawaii, Part 2 – West Maui

    After a lengthy planning process and multiple revisions to our itinerary, we were finally ready to explore the beautiful island state of Hawaii. With our negative COVID test results uploaded to our State of Hawaii travel profiles and having expertly skirted the upcoming changes in testing procedures required upon arrival,…