Financial Independence - Personal Finance - Intentional living
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How to live a life of intention by using money as a tool
Financial Independence
Personal Finance
Intentional Living
Meet Intentionally Money
Carly
I am a 36-year-old married mother of 2 littles under the age of 5. I became passionate about personal finance and financial independence after returning to a toxic work environment after my first child was born. I was suffering from postpartum depression and was miserable. I searched for a way to improve my work situation, but I did not have a lot of options other than to continue working. I had a mortgage, daycare bills, and a beautiful life that depended on my salary to support it.
That is when I took a deep dive into personal finance and discovered the Financial Independence/Retire Early (FIRE) movement. The traditional FIRE movement is based around saving and investing as much money as possible as early on as possible. In some extreme situations, people live off rice and beans and go without anything unnecessary.
I read about other types of FIRE and fell in love with Coast FIRE and Slow FIRE. Coast FIRE is when a person already has enough money saved in retirement accounts that they no longer have to contribute money to have a comfortable, traditional retirement. Slow FIRE is a deliberate decision to slow down and enjoy life while still working towards financial independence.
Coast FIRE and Slow FIRE were my ticket to a better, more meaningful life. I promised myself that I would never find myself in a position of feeling trapped in a toxic work environment again.
Intentionally Money was born out of my desire to share my experience with others and to let others know that you have the opportunity to build your dream life with a few financial tweaks.
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