Author: Scout & The Squire

Nobody is perfect, especially not us.  We’ve all made mistakes in every aspect of our lives and that’s okay. While many people may feel shame,…

Per tradition (at least in American culture), here is a list of goals and/or plans that each of us have made for the upcoming year. …

Each year that passes is full of numerous experiences that we can learn from and 2024 is no exception.  Sometimes these lessons are obvious, but…

Both of us have many things to be thankful for this year.  While this blog is focused on personal finance & Financial Independence, it may…

While frugality is an enduring pillar of Financial Independence, recently there have been some changing attitudes in the community towards spending money.  Frivolous or unintentional …

With frugality so ingrained in most of us here in the FI community, it’s sometimes hard to even think about spending money, let alone actually…

While most of us in the FI community treat frugality as a badge of honor, sometimes we can take it TOO far.  Of course, deciding…

Frugality is a cornerstone of Financial Independence.  While most of the world may view frugality as foolish, restrictive, or even a fruitless waste of time,…

Band.   Marching band tryouts to be exact.   That’s where we first met in the fall of 1999 at our local public university.  This admittedly sounds…