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November 6, 2017November 10, 2024

How To Save Money With A Flexible Spending Account

Looking for creative ways to boost your retirement savings? Don’t sleep on the benefits of a Flexible Spending Account (FSA)! As someone late to saving for retirement, I became an expert in finding every conceivable way to increase my retirement savings as quickly as possible. If you are looking to save money, an FSA can be a great tool for you, too.

Photo of two rubber ducks, dressed as a doctor and a nurse. A Flexible Spending Account will save you money. — Image by Alexas_Fotos from Pixabay.

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One full year had gone by since I started my social work position with my local county. It turned out to be a job that I loved. But I had to wonder if I was taking advantage of all my benefits. Using an FSA to save money on health care hadn’t been on my radar.

As my focus on financial independence and catching up my retirement savings became stronger, I decided to find out more about this money-saving, tax optimization tool.

Here is what I learned about Flexible Spending Accounts . . .

October 21, 2017February 21, 2024

What Is F-You Money, and What Does It Have To Do With Herbs?

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F-You Money and Herbs.

I learned about F-You Money at Chautauqua, a financial independence conference set in the English countryside and surrounded by herb gardens. Five amazing speakers/bloggers shared their ideas about financial independence (FI), side hustles, and early retirement.

One of the best parts of Chautauqua was being with a group of people who get it. People who have F-You Money. People who understand there is more to life than working at a job (when you’d rather just spend your time puttering in the garden or playing with herbs).

If you can grow a garden, learn how to forage for wild food, become your own chef, and get to know just 10 herbs to spice up your meals and keep you out of restaurants, then you may be able to save more F-You Money!

Having F-You Money means you can play in the herb garden, or do whatever else you like. Photo of herb pesto. — Spice up homemade meals with herbs instead of eating out and you’ll be able to save more F-You Money.

October 10, 2017February 21, 2024

How The FIRE Community Is Going To Change Your Retirement Strategy

Image of a person holding a handful of $20 bills. Having a retirement strategy will help you save enough for retirement. — *Image by StockSnap from Pixabay.*

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Have you ever felt behind in your effort to save for retirement? At one time, my husband and I wondered if we would ever catch up our retirement savings. We needed a retirement strategy to boost our retirement savings!

September 16, 2017February 21, 2024

8 Brilliant Ways to Lower Organic Food Costs

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Look to your farmer's market for qualify organic food. Photo of author with colorful organic vegetables. — Hit the farmer’s market at the end of the day to lower organic food costs.

Today, I want to share my favorite tips to help you lower organic food costs (and food costs in general) so that you will have more money available to build your wealth.

Now that I am on the Path to Financial Independence, being able to lower organic food costs has become a priority for me.

My family enjoys visiting local farmer’s markets, where we can get fresh organic produce year round. I love the huge variety of locally grown heirloom fruits and vegetables, artisan cheeses, wild-caught sustainable seafood, and free-range, grass-fed organic meat and eggs.

Sounds expensive, right? Find out how you can eat organic foods like this and still afford to put extra cash in your retirement fund . . . Continue reading “8 Brilliant Ways to Lower Organic Food Costs”