by Michael | Feb 22, 2019 | Money
This post may contain “affiliate links”. This means if you click on an affiliate link and make a purchase, we may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Read this disclosure for more info. Rat race (noun, an Americanism dating back to 1935-1940): “any...
by Ellen | Oct 30, 2018 | Money
We had the honor of participating in a story on PBS NewsHour with Mr. Money Mustache. Also featured were Mark & Sina Ebersole and Michelle Jackson, all of whom Michael met through his time at the MMM Headquarters. Click to watch our PBS NewsHour segment Over the...
by Michael | May 10, 2018 | Money
At last year’s FinCon in Dallas, I got the chance to meet and talk with fellow MMM HQ Patron, Sean Merron, co-host of the 2 Frugal Dudes podcast. We quickly realized we shared a background in community organizing. Not only did Sean have years of experience running...
by Ellen | Mar 20, 2018 | Adventure, Money
Teresa (49), Michael (42), and their young son are currently living in Cuenca, Ecuador. They’re financially independent, retired early, learning Spanish, and generally enjoying the life of their choosing. They are ordinary people living a seemingly extraordinary life....
by Ellen | Mar 6, 2018 | Money
I loved my job. I really did. But I’m so glad I quit. There are several reasons I decided to do so. The biggest and most compelling reason was because we were moving to Colorado and having a second child. If those two factors had not been a piece of the larger puzzle,...
by Michael | Dec 3, 2017 | Money
At around the time we started our blog this spring, Ellen and I ran into an article about FinCon, a 4 day personal finance conference. When we saw that FinCon17 was going to be in Dallas in October, it seemed like a good year to check it out. We likely would have been...
