Financial independence and early retirement are noble goals, and for many people, they're quite addictive to chase. It's all about the hustle these days, and with a plethora of FIRE bloggers on the interwebs, there's myriad voices to provide inspiration in whatever way speaks to you. So should you keep your head down and grind toward your FI goals? Not so fast. Oftentimes, a big part of being wealthy is being healthy. And being happy. Wealth is like other individually-determined concepts such …
The Stealth Wealth Family’s Cruise Adventure
I hid behind a couple of people standing at the railing on Deck 4, anti-motion sickness medications in hand, poised and ready to descend on the dock below if needed. A few minutes before, Trent dragged a crying Aspen out of our stateroom for the whale watching excursion (which I had chosen to skip due to a history of seasickness), and she was NOT HAPPY that mom wasn't going. I looked down on three generations of my family below. Aspen, still with furrowed brow, appeared calmer than a few …
The Stealth Wealth Family Manifesto
What is stealth wealth? In financial circles, it's not a new concept. The Millionaire Next Door, a classic book we read back in the late 90's, exemplified the idea by pointing out that many millionaires are unassuming. And they're millionaires in part due to their simplicity of choices for housing, cars, etc. Physician on Fire wrote an explanatory post about the concept in the early days of his blog. To us, the term wealth has rich meaning - both literally and figuratively. It's not just …
Valueism Through A $700 Coffee Machine
This post first appeared on Dawn's personal blog, PracticeBalance.com. In the Stealth Wealth Family household, we love to prepare excellent food and drink. Coffee is no exception. Read on about how we've actually saved money while imbibing high quality brew every day. After 11 years of almost daily service, she finally bit the dust. I was in mourning. We bought her during my busy intern year, and at the time, the purchase seemed extravagant. Fully automatic espresso machines can go for …