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Haley Keller

Our First Investment Withdrawal

Learn the steps I used to withdraw and rebalance our portfolio, as I made our first investment withdrawal of our FI life.

Haley Keller

Taking (Tax) Advantage of a Low Income Year

How we took advantage of a low income year for tax savings using Roth conversions, standard deductions, and tax gains harvesting.

Haley Keller

Scarcity Mindset: Brewing Our Path to FI

Starting a brewery transformed our approach to personal finances, teaching us the value of a scarcity mindset and leading us to FI.

Haley Keller

Reflections on One Year of Financial Independence

It’s been one year since we landed in Tucson and started living a “financially independent” lifestyle. It seems fitting to do a recap.

Haley Keller

Publishing a Book with Amazon KDP

Learn how I used Canva and Amazon KDP to create a kids activity book that is now for sale on Amazon.

Haley Keller

From $500 Down to 6BR Home

It started when my husband purchased a condo in 2009 with $500 down. Now 14 years later, we live in a 6 bedroom view home.

Haley Keller

2 Ways To Calculate Net Worth

Net worth is what you have minus what you owe. But the details of how to calculate net worth are nuanced and sometimes confusing.

Haley Keller

6 Month RV Road Trip Expenses

We traveled for 203 days, stayed at 144 different places, and drove 21,821 miles – and our trip in total cost us $46,351.51.

Haley Keller

What Really Is A Home?

To my son, it’s simply wherever we slept the night before. But to me I somehow need it to be more.