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Work Optional: Retire Early the Non-Penny-Pinching Way, by Tanja Hester, Creator of the Our Next Life blog

Work Optional: Retire Early the Non-Penny-Pinching Way, by Tanja Hester, Creator of the Our Next Life blog

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The garden today vs. August last year. 😱 I wanted a jungle and I got one. 🌱🌿 [Images: Garden overflowing with vegetation in first frame, a few empty beds and sparse grow bags in the second] #highaltitudegardening #mountaingarden #tahoegardening #mountainlife

Garden firsts this week: zucchini, artichoke, gold nugget and coyote tomatoes, opium poppies, okra, bush beans, multiplier onion, fava beans, head garlic, strawberry. Lots more firsts getting close. #highaltitudegardening #mountaingarden #shadegarden

I was so glad to get to debunk some of the terrible financial advice out there on TikTok (which also means here), including that you can’t lose or go wrong with real estate investing, and that poor people are poor because they are lazy. Link in stories! #tiktok #fintiktok #financialfreedom #financialindependence #fire #retireearly #earlyretirement #workoptional [Image: “Financial experts debunk TikTok‘s viral money advice” headline in Vice and quotes from the story]

I regret to inform you that Milo will never be able to retire or buy a house. Such a millennial. #avocadotoast 😂 [Image: small, gray dog with a toy in his mouth that looks like avocado toast]

Finally finished the chain industrial project I started before the pandemic. 🥳 (I had studs in both piercings while it healed and finally got the hoops and chain put in.) Helix piercings by @piercingbyjoshua and daith and orbital by Jen, all at @blackholebodypiercing, a rad women-owned business with rad people. Now time to put more into my left ear. 😂 #earcuration #industrialpiercing #chainindustrial #piercings #helixpiercing #daithpiercing #orbitalpiercing [Image: picture of ear with six piercings in front of pink hair]

Today from me on @marketwatch: Why the climate crisis should factor into your financial plan. Link in stories! #climatechange #climatecrisis #globalwarming #financialfreedom #workoptional #financialindependence #earlyretirement #retireearly #retirement #retirementplanning [Image: screenshot of the marketwatch headline]

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Best New Personal Finance Book and Community Builder 2019

Best New Personal Finance Book and Community Builder 2019

Blog of the Year 2018

Our Next Life, winner of Blog of the Year at the 2018 9th Annual Plutus Awards

Best FI/FIRE Blog 2017

8th Annual Plutus Awards Finalist

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Everything on this blog is provided for informational and entertainment purposes only and is not intended to substitute for obtaining professional financial advice. Nothing contained here or in the book Work Optional implies a consulting or coaching relationship. Please consult a licensed financial or legal professional for advice on your own situation.

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