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  • Home
  • Start Here
    • Welcome to My Blog!
    • Why Should You Read My Blog?
    • Guide to the Blog
  • FI Top Tens
    • The Basics of FI
    • Retirement Plans & Accounts, Part 1
    • Retirement Plans & Accounts, Part 2
    • Retirement Plans & Accounts, Part 3
    • Investing
    • Health Insurance
    • Stocks
    • Taxes
  • FI Step by Step
    • Introduction to FI
    • Step 1, Define Your Why?
    • Step 2, Where Am I Now? Determining Your Net Worth
    • Step 3, How Did I Get Here? Tracking Your Income & Expenses
    • Step 4, Where Do I Want to Go? Developing a Financial Plan
    • Step 5, Insuring Against Catastrophe
    • Step 6, Establishing an Emergency Fund
    • Step 7, Maximizing Your Employment Benefits
    • Step 8, Work to Become Debt Free
    • Step 9, Maximize Your Tax Advantaged Accounts
    • Step 10, Paying Off Your Home Mortgage
    • Step 11, Investing in a Taxable Brokerage Account & Alternative Assets
  • FI Topics
    • Maximizing Income
    • Reducing Expenses
    • Increasing Savings
    • Investing Wisely
    • Life Optimization
    • Personal Finance
    • Paying Off Debt
    • Retirement
    • Taxes
    • Insurance
    • Real Estate
    • Bad Advice
    • COVID-19
  • FI Favorites
    • Favorite Books
    • Favorite Podcasts
    • Favorite Blogs
    • Favorite Apps
  • My Path to FI
    • About Me
    • Why Am I Writing This Blog?
    • Part 1, Early Years
    • Part 2, College Years
    • Part 3, Medical School
    • Part 4, Residency
    • Part 5, Finally, A Real Job
    • Part 6, Discovering Financial Independence
    • Part 7, Moving Forward With Intensity
  • Other
    • Blogging
    • Travel
    • Photography
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Favorite Books, FI Favorites

Book Review: The Simple Path to Wealth

August 2, 2019 3 Comments T.K. Schiefer

The Simple Path to Wealth, by J.L. Collins Overview The Simple Path to Wealth by J.L. Collins is considered by many to be the primary […]

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FI Top Tens, Retirement

Top 10 Terms You Should Know About Retirement Plans & Accounts, Part 3

July 26, 2019 2 Comments T.K. Schiefer

Retirement Plans & Accounts, Part 3 This is the final post in my Top Ten Terms You Should Know About Retirement Plans & Accounts.  There […]

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FI Topics, Reducing Expenses

From Tesla to Subaru: Downshifting My Financial Paradigm

July 19, 2019 5 Comments T.K. Schiefer

From Tesla to Subaru: Downshifting My Financial Paradigm This post is about how my own financial paradigm shifted during the process of buying a new […]

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My Path to FI

My Path to FI: Part 2, College Years

July 12, 2019 2 Comments T.K. Schiefer

My Path to FI: Part 2, College Years This is my second post in the My Path to FI series.  My goal in this series […]

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FI Topics, Increasing Savings, Life Optimization, Reducing Expenses

5 Unconventional Choices for an Unconventional Life

July 5, 2019 1 Comment T.K. Schiefer

5 Unconventional Choices for an Unconventional Life The majority of Americans are in debt (about 80% according to a recent survey).  Many live paycheck to […]

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Other, Photography

About the Photographs in My Blog

June 28, 2019 No Comments T.K. Schiefer

About the Photographs in My Blog This week I am out of town on a canoeing trip in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area in northern […]

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FI Top Tens, Retirement

Top 10 Terms You Should Know About Retirement Plans & Accounts, Part 2

June 21, 2019 No Comments T.K. Schiefer

Retirement Plans & Accounts, Part 2 Welcome to Part 2 of Retirement Plans & Accounts.  Congratulations on making it through the wealth of information in […]

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FI Top Tens, Retirement

Top 10 Terms You Should Know About Retirement Plans & Accounts, Part 1

June 14, 2019 3 Comments T.K. Schiefer

Retirement Plans & Accounts, Part 1 Retirement is something that seems to be on everyone’s mind, at least to some degree.  And if it isn’t, […]

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FI Step by Step

FI Step by Step: Step 3, How Did I Get Here? Tracking Your Income & Expenses

June 7, 2019 1 Comment T.K. Schiefer

Step 3: How Did I Get Here? Tracking Your Income & Expenses So far you have defined the reasons why you want to achieve financial […]

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Favorite Apps, FI Favorites

App Review: Personal Capital

May 31, 2019 2 Comments T.K. Schiefer

App Review: Personal Capital Description Personal Capital is a personal finance software platform that offers free online tools for managing all of your financial accounts […]

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About Me

T.K. Schiefer

T.K. Schiefer

Personal Finance Blogger

In 2018 I began the pursuit of Freedom through Financial Independence (FI). Follow my journey on this blog and learn how you too can start your own Path to FI!

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  • Hey Dad, I Earned a Penny in Interest! Personal FinanceSeptember 24, 2021

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