#100: Examples for Success: My 6 FIRE Takeaways
For lucky article #100, I’m sharing my examples for success… and failure.
I’ve been on a journey to FIRE for some time, but it hasn’t always been rainbows and butterflies. No, I’ve made some pretty painful mistakes along the way.
From buying a car with an interest rate of 29.99% (yes, you read that right), to carrying a student loan balance of nearly $100K, I’ve made some pretty costly financial mistakes along my journey.
Just about the only major financial mistake I HAVEN’T made was carrying a credit card balance… And that was only because my dad taught me to avoid it at all costs. I taught myself the other stuff the hard way though.
In this article, I’m going to tell you about the lessons I’ve learned along my financial freedom journey. Use these examples for success (and failure) as a guide along your own journey. Even better if you can learn from my mistakes and avoid them entirely!