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November 2021 FIRE Financial Update

Posted on December 2, 2021 by Mrs FireDesired

It’s December already! Thanksgiving has come and gone. It’s crazy how time flies. I hope it was a good one for all of you. We’re not turkey folk, so we did Asian hotpot instead, which translates to less time cooking and more

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October 2021 FIRE Financial Update

Posted on November 1, 2021 by Mrs FireDesired

Hope you all had a Happy Halloween! The weather is getting colder here in Central NJ, and we’re busting out the jackets and gloves. We’re happy to report that we solved last month’s crazy electrical bill mystery. We also hit a net

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September 2021 FIRE Financial Update

Posted on October 3, 2021 by Mrs FireDesired

Greetings, Everyone! School is in full swing, and it’s been a big shift having the kids go from 100% virtual last year to 100% in-person this year. With school meals completely free for everyone, regardless of income, you’d think our grocery bills

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Blog, Financial Independence / Retire Early, Health Insurance, Net Worth, Safe Withdrawal Rate

August 2021 FIRE Financial Update

Posted on September 4, 2021 by Mrs FireDesired

Hey, everyone. Hope everyone is enjoying the last few weeks of summer.  We got to visit Turtle Back Zoo again in August. I thought that there might be more people this time due to summer break, but it was actually pretty empty.

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July 2021 FIRE Financial Update

Posted on August 3, 2021 by Mrs FireDesired

It feels like summer. The Delta variant may be causing trouble, but I’m glad we have options for local outdoor activities. We got to see some really nice fireworks around Independence Day at a local park. I like that there are good

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June 2021 FIRE Financial Update

Posted on July 3, 2021 by Mrs FireDesired

School has been out for almost two weeks, and we’re starting to enjoy the summer break. Independence Day is almost here. We just had a mini heat wave in NJ, so today it felt almost cold this morning at 65 degrees. Overall,

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May 2021 FIRE Financial Update

Posted on June 8, 2021 by Mrs FireDesired

It’s a week into June already! I’m a bit late, but here is our May 2021 FIRE Financial Update. We’re doing well. Mr. FD got his first checks as a freelancer and made his first contributions to his Solo 401k. This month

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Path to Health Insurance, Part 5

Posted on May 14, 2021 by Mrs FireDesired

We all have health insurance! This post marks a major update in our quest for health insurance. As of May 1, all four members of our family are officially enrolled in a health insurance plan! You can imagine my relief. Get Covered

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April 2021 FIRE Financial Update

Posted on May 4, 2021 by Mrs FireDesired

May the fourth be with you! We’re Star Wars fans here, and we’re glad to post on this special day. (Anyone watching The Bad Batch?) In any case, here is our April 2021 FIRE Financial Update. April was a big spending month

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Path to Health Insurance, Part 4

Posted on April 26, 2021 by Mrs FireDesired

Two steps forward, One step back We continue along our path to achieve health insurance for our family. On the good side, we updated our income with GetCovered NJ to get more subsidies and got our dental insurance issues ironed out. On

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