F.I.R.E.... F.I.R.E. never changes...
One denizen of Financial Independence Telegram decided that my CNA article yesterday was "ridiculous". This would have been flattering if the other folks had not proceeded to interrogate him on what he meant by that statement. He hemmed and hawed, then retreated by arguing that saving more money is not as optimal as earning more money.
Every now and then, an argument would erupt between the folks who prefer to save more against the folks who prefer to spend less. Even though an added dollar into an investment is the same no matter where they come from, these battles are neverending.
There is probably something we are not really getting right about Financial Independence that the bloggers and gurus are also missing out. Earning and Saving are false dichotomies, whichever you do better, the outcome is the same. You can easily pursue both.
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