Live Frugally & Hack the System
Don't build a career. Build a life.
Hi, we are Mr & Mrs Frugal Hacker. Together, we'll show you how to get your finances in order so that you can stop working for money. Financial independence lets you do what you truly want with your money and your time - the two most precious quantities on this planet.
Follow us on our journey to financial independence through these posts. Ultimately, we're chasing 4 major pillars in life: excellent food/nutrition, phenomenal health, perfect sleep every night, and supreme contentment of everything we have through minimalism, frugality, and gratitude. These are the major components of what we currently believe is a happy, well-lived life.
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Life Hacking
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- Mar 9, 2019 Baby Hacker is Here!
- Sep 30, 2018 Sustainable Indulgence
- Dec 31, 2017 The Agony of Waiting
- Dec 21, 2017 Costco Pro-Tip: Shop at a Costco Business Center
- Dec 6, 2017 How we Optimize our Food and Diet to 10x our Quality of Life
- Oct 18, 2017 Continuously Optimizing The 4 F's Of Life: Food, Fitness, Finances & Frugality
- Oct 6, 2017 Chasing My Dream Job
- Sep 20, 2017 The Frugal Hackers' Current Life Goals
- Sep 16, 2017 Caffeine Zero: Why We Don't Drink Any Coffee
- Jul 21, 2017 Preventing Sickness with 20 Simple Life Changes
- Jul 14, 2017 The Magic of Effective Sleep
- Jul 10, 2017 The Journey is the Goal
- Jul 8, 2017 Why People Find Change Hard: Locus of Control
- Jul 1, 2017 Why We Eat Anything Vegetarian
- Jun 30, 2017 Why We've Never Owned a Car
- Jun 29, 2017 The Amazingly Wicked Benefits of Biking to Work
- Jun 28, 2017 Frugal Hacking: Things We Don't Do
- Jun 26, 2017 The Discomfort Zone
- Jun 22, 2017 How Moving Cities Can Improve Your Life Dramatically
- Jun 20, 2017 What is Frugal Hacking?
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Personal Finance
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- Jan 20, 2018 Living on $7,000 per year in pricey San Francisco
- Dec 26, 2017 Reset Your Finances with a Zero Based Budget
- Nov 21, 2017 A Mental Model for Building Your Personal Financial Statements
- Nov 4, 2017 Finance vs. Frugality - What's the Difference?
- Oct 26, 2017 6 Mistakes and Lessons Learned as First Time Home Buyers
- Oct 22, 2017 The Biggest Savings Mistake Most People Make
- Oct 2, 2017 Our Wealthfront Diversified Portfolio
- Sep 28, 2017 What is Wrong with the Young Couple Savings Model
- Sep 8, 2017 How to be Fantastic with Money
- Aug 27, 2017 How to Become the Secret Millionaire Next Door
- Aug 5, 2017 The Frugal Hackers Net Worth Tracker
- Jul 24, 2017 3 Simple Steps to Plan Your Retirement
- Jul 12, 2017 Why We Keep Our Finances Separate
- Jul 6, 2017 Why Whole Foods Sales May Have Dropped
- Jul 4, 2017 Credit Card Churning: Guaranteed, Minimal Risk, Passive Income
- Jul 3, 2017 How Credit Card Companies Make Money Off You
- Jun 27, 2017 Frugal Hackers Mid-year Expense Review - June 2017
- Jun 25, 2017 Your 401(K) Demystified
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Frugality
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- Nov 19, 2018 The Frugal Hackers' Guide to Keeping Warm in the Winter
- Apr 8, 2018 IKEA Frugal Shopping Hacks
- Jan 5, 2018 Advanced Benefits of Frugality that you may not have thought of
- Dec 11, 2017 Gifting is not Mandatory
- Dec 1, 2017 Why we Canceled our Amazon Prime Membership
- Nov 26, 2017 Smart Frugality: Be Frugal Only Where It Matters
- Oct 14, 2017 The Only Sure Fire Way to Quit Your Job Permanently is Through Frugality
- Sep 24, 2017 7 things to do in San Francisco without emptying out your wallet
- Aug 31, 2017 San Francisco Frugal Pro-Tip: $10 Haircuts
- Aug 23, 2017 My 15-year Journey from $0 in Net Worth to Achieving Financial Independence
- Jul 19, 2017 Frugal Personal Care and Style for the Ladies
- Jul 16, 2017 Our Grocery Spend Breakdown
- Jul 2, 2017 How to Save Money on a Gym Membership
- Jun 24, 2017 How to Hack Costco like a True Frugal Hacker
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Financial Independence
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- Dec 16, 2017 The Sequence of Return Risk for Early Retirees
- Nov 16, 2017 Reader Q&A: Early Retirement Dilemmas
- Nov 12, 2017 Milestone Unlocked: The Frugal Hackers Family Reaches $500k in Net Worth
- Oct 10, 2017 How much money do we need to be happy?
- Sep 4, 2017 Financial Independence Skepticism: But I Love My Job
- Aug 20, 2017 How to Make Financial Independence Inevitable
- Aug 11, 2017 Financial Independence isn't Optional
- Jun 24, 2017 The Tweet that led us to Discovering Financial Independence
- Jun 23, 2017 How We're On-Track to Becoming Financially Independent Before the Age of 35
- Jun 21, 2017 Maximize Your Savings Rate
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Travel
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- Nov 8, 2017 The Packing Checklist for Stress-Free Travel
- Oct 30, 2017 Visiting Banff and Jasper, Canada on a Shoestring Budget
- Sep 12, 2017 Beyond the Beaches - A Week in Bali and Java
- Aug 17, 2017 Frugal Travel Series Part 5: How to Avoid Tourist Traps
- Aug 13, 2017 Highlights from Two Weeks in New Zealand
- Aug 8, 2017 Frugal Travel Series Part 4: Save on Accommodation
- Aug 2, 2017 Frugal Travel Series Part 3: Optimize your Flights
- Jul 30, 2017 Frugal Travel Series Part 2: Do Your Homework
- Jul 27, 2017 Frugal Travel Series Part 1: Oh, the Places You'll Go!
