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Step 9, Maximize Your Tax Advantaged Accounts Taxes are the single largest expense for most Americans. So, in your pursuit of FI, minimizing your overall […]

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FI Step by Step: Step 8, Work to Become Debt Free

April 17, 2020 1 Comment T.K. Schiefer

Step 8, Work to Become Debt Free I’d like to get back to outlining the steps I recommend for becoming financially independent. It’s the path […]

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FI Step by Step: Step 7, Maximizing Your Employment Benefits

January 24, 2020 No Comments T.K. Schiefer

Step 7: Maximizing your Employment Benefits Today I’d like to discuss what I recommend as Step 7 on the path towards financial independence. But before […]

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FI Step by Step: Step 6, Establishing an Emergency Fund

December 20, 2019 2 Comments T.K. Schiefer

Step 6: Establishing an Emergency Fund Establishing an emergency fund is step 6 of my recommended 12 step path to financial independence (FI). After you […]

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FI Step by Step: Step 5, Insuring Against Catastrophe

October 11, 2019 3 Comments T.K. Schiefer

Step 5: Insuring Against Catastrophe Greetings from Saint Petersburg, Russia. I am attending the EuroSpine conference in a couple of days in Helsinki, Finland so […]