Comments on: Mr. MH quit his job to be a stay at home Dad!

By: Why I'm paying off my mortgage before investing | Mrs. Money Hacker

Why I'm paying off my mortgage before investing | Mrs. Money Hacker — Sat, 31 Oct 2020 14:43:27 +0000

[…] and my family should I lose my job or get sick, especially since we made the decision to go down to one part-time income. This may seem obvious to state but, paying off our mortgage would reduce our minimum expenses by […]

By: Meagan

Meagan — Fri, 02 Oct 2020 17:49:37 +0000

In reply to Noemi (firehub.eu). Aw, great news thanks :)

By: Noemi (firehub.eu)

Noemi (firehub.eu) — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 16:09:10 +0000

Hey Mrs. Money Hacker,

congrats, your article is our article of the month on FIREhub! –> https://firehub.eu/blog-post-of-the-month-september-2020/

By: Meagan

Meagan — Fri, 11 Sep 2020 17:38:56 +0000

In reply to Gentleman's Family Finances. Thank you, glad you are finding the blog insightful. Yes it's a crazy world we live in where we are expected to juggle all things and do them all equally well. I'm lazy by nature and so always the most creative when it comes to finding more efficient (lazy) ways of doing things lol. Way to go on being a SAHD, glad you are enjoying it, we certainly love the flexibility, balance and slower pace of life it has afforded us.

By: Mise

Mise — Fri, 11 Sep 2020 09:22:20 +0000

Congrats on the sale of the property and the big life decisions.
I laugh at the people who get annoyed when someone says they have reached FIRE but they continue to work at things they love. For me, FIRE is having the financial freedom to retire from a job which is just a job. To me, it means that if I want to do something I love and make money, that’s cool. But I do not need that income for my FIRE, it’s just extra. And I could also just work at something that doesn’t make me money and is just a passion project. Basically income freedom, and the choice to do anything I want.

By: Gentleman's Family Finances

Gentleman's Family Finances — Wed, 09 Sep 2020 10:24:47 +0000

I’ve really enjoyed reading a few of your different posts that I think speak a lot more about the practical decisions around Financial Independence that you don’t get in a lot or most bloggers.
We are in a similar position to you (I’m Irish) and I’m currently off/out of work and thinking about what this means for us as a family.
I don’t know how you can evenly manage being a parent, partner & hold down a meaningful job that sucks 9-5 out of you. I just don’t know how – and keep the house clean, cook a nutritious dinner and get enough exercise to stay in shape.

So,, I’m the SAHD at the moment and I love it. It’s actually something I’ve been sandbagging for since I started work and what better time to stop working when your kids are this age (ours are turning 2/4 in October).

Thanks, GFF

By: Meagan

Meagan — Mon, 07 Sep 2020 20:13:11 +0000

In reply to Geoffrey. Aw thank you. I'm so glad to hear our story is inspiring others. Life is short and for me I don't think I will ever stop working, so long as I am able, so having a decent work-life balance throughout life seems like a no brainer if come the end of the road we have more than enough leftover and a bit to hand down to our kid(s). Happy days

By: Geoffrey

Geoffrey — Sun, 06 Sep 2020 13:42:28 +0000

Thank you!
This is very inspiring. I am questioning our (my husband and I) path to FI. Working less and enjoying more time together is definitely key. No decision has been made yet. Working on that 🙂

By: Meagan

Meagan — Thu, 03 Sep 2020 20:01:45 +0000

In reply to David Goggin. Thanks Dave :)

By: David Goggin

David Goggin — Thu, 03 Sep 2020 08:41:05 +0000

Meagan I really enjoyed this blog post.. I’m following your journey and telling me wife these things you guys are doing. Designing your life now not just waiting until your FI really makes sense and your doing it while weighing all the options etc.. And not always going for the financial gain option first… Enjoy!