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Category: Financial Freedom

This is the archive of all our articles related to how financial freedom and early retirement (FIRE)

The perils of unexpected recurring expenses

Published on March 4, 2014 / By M. Pattabiraman Twitter: @pattufreefincal / 18 Comments

What is the worst that can happen to us from a financial standpoint? Life insurance will take care of our family upon our death provided, it is adequate and kept in force – check your cover here. Health insurance will take of a family member’s hospitalization provided, it is enhanced often enough to keep pace…

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The year-end personal financial audit

Published on December 26, 2013 / By M. Pattabiraman Twitter: @pattufreefincal / 104 Comments

Each December, I conduct a personal financial audit. That is, I take stock ofĀ , financial goals what is the value of my investments for each goal. What is their worth? have I invested what I resolved to investĀ last December? Will I have enough to invest for all my goals in the year ahead? Review calculations…

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How Long Should I Maintain an Emergency Fund?

Published on July 8, 2013 / By M. Pattabiraman Twitter: @pattufreefincal / 18 Comments

This intriguing question was recently asked by my friend. Intriguing because it can be answered in two ways: In one word! Or by considering all possible ways an emergency fund would see some action! By action, I of course refer to emergencies only! American financial coach Dave Ramsey, often says, “Christmas is not an emergency!”…

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The Financial Arrow of Time

Published on June 6, 2013 / By M. Pattabiraman Twitter: @pattufreefincal / 25 Comments

This summer I am spending quite a bit of time with my 16 year old nephew. He is a philosopher, writer, artist and entrepreneur! He makes money by doing chores for his parents. He makes money by doing drawing assignments and other odd jobs for his friends! When I asked him where this money goes…

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Income Ladder Calculator

Published on April 10, 2013 / By M. Pattabiraman Twitter: @pattufreefincal / 12 Comments

There are times when we have a large sum of money to be spent, not in one-shot, but over the course of a few years. Retirement of course is the most obvious and most complicated example wherein the corpus has to last from a few years to decades. There can other situations: a person who…

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