Jake is a developer with a degree from Texas A&M in Business, Comm, and Creative Studies. His dream is to lead a company that builds community and provides a needed service for the glory of Jesus.
FIRE means Financial Independence, Retire Early. In this day and age, there seem to be two camps of people. In one camp, we have people who believe in saving for retirement, and in the other camp, we have people who think retiring is out of reach and are fine working for the rest of their life.
Everyone has their own lenses through which they view the world. Some people believe they’re stuck with whatever fate has bestowed them, others drift with the wind taking life as it comes, and some may think they have the power to impact change in their life.
By touching every transaction, you are adding back that sense of feeling and awareness that we lost by using our credit card. Building up a habit of doing this for every transaction will give you a better understanding of your financial snapshot and realize your situation better.
I would never have been able to afford that car bill if it weren’t for Budgets, or Jake or Derek. Because I started tracking where my money was going in advance and could see where my money would go each month, I was able to start saving and ultimately keep myself out of debt.