Eat The Financial Elephant

Working toward financial independence while building our dream life - "one bite at a time".

Month: February 2017

I Quit My Job Today!//This Whole F.I.R.E. Thing is Real

Posted on February 28, 2017 | By Mr. Elephant Eater | 49 comments

On May 1, 2014 I took a deep breath and hit the publish button. Eat the Financial Elephant was born. My first post was titled: I’M not QUITTING MY JOB TODAY! Today, February 28, 2017 I can finally say that this blog is more than a thought exercise. More than a series of hypothetical situations, […]

Don’t Be A Donkey

Posted on February 13, 2017 | By Mr. Elephant Eater | 44 comments

Financial independence/early retirement (FIRE) blogs can be summed up with a few simple directives that nearly everyone repeats: Save a large percentage of your income (preferably at least 50%). Learn to be a DIY investor. Invest in index funds, or dividend focused stocks, or real estate, or all of them. Minimize your taxes. Consider yourself […]