declutter Archives - Fire Ready Aim

So many goals. So many things to think about.

FIRE. Raising good kids (ours are 3.5 years and 6 months). Eating better. Gardening. Simplifying. Montessori ideas at home for the kids? Investing. Keeping active. Keeping track of where our money is going. Working a full time job. Working a bunch of side gigs. Decluttering. installing those new lights in the house. That new outlet in the garage. Painting the baseboards. Reading those books that I checked out from the library. Minimalism. What’s my next job going to be. How do I be a better dad and better husband. I should call my Dad more.

Too many hooks.

Not enough time. [Read more…] about I need to do less…oooh, look! A butterfly!

Time to come clean – I’m a recovering packrat. I had waaaaaaaaay too much shit, and now I’m down to just too much shit. And it gets in the way of moving towards FI – at least for me.

I’ve had inklings that a minimalist/simple path was better for me. When I moved out to Colorado in May of 2000, I arrived with only my car, cat, computer, and clothes. I bought a bed for $10 at a garage sale, and life was simple and sweet. I liked having little around me, but I missed my stuff. So I flew back to Florida, loaded up a moving truck, and hauled it all to Colorado (as if driving I-70 once already through Kansas wasn’t bad enough). [Read more…] about Do you need to simplify on the path to financial independence?