cars Archives - CLIPPING CHAINS https://clippingchains.com/tag/cars/ Funding the Adventurous Life Sun, 26 Jun 2022 20:11:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/clippingchains.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/cropped-TEST_CC_Logo-1.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 cars Archives - CLIPPING CHAINS https://clippingchains.com/tag/cars/ 32 32 150809980 A Quick Note for Those Struggling with Spending https://clippingchains.com/2022/06/27/struggling-with-spending/ https://clippingchains.com/2022/06/27/struggling-with-spending/#respond Mon, 27 Jun 2022 06:00:00 +0000 https://clippingchains.com/?p=8733 We often use spending in an attempt to gain admiration and respect from our peers. Here’s why it doesn’t work and what we can do instead. Listen in Podcast Format It’s odd to say, but I just recently listened to my first episode of the Tim Ferriss Show. This podcast, a wildly popular lifestyle guru …

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]]> https://clippingchains.com/2022/06/27/struggling-with-spending/feed/ 0 8733 EP 2: Value Spending: A Damn Good Start https://clippingchains.com/2021/08/16/ep-2-value-spending-a-damn-good-start/ https://clippingchains.com/2021/08/16/ep-2-value-spending-a-damn-good-start/#respond Mon, 16 Aug 2021 06:00:00 +0000 https://clippingchains.com/?p=7617 In this podcast episode, it’s just little ole’ me. Today we begin where financial strength nearly always begins: with value spending. Here we discover why value spending habits, not unsustainable frugality, really impact the bottom line. In this episode we cover: The Pareto Principle and how to apply to personal finances Identifying our spending “weaknesses” …

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]]> https://clippingchains.com/2021/08/16/ep-2-value-spending-a-damn-good-start/feed/ 0 7617 Value Spending: How to Really Save Money https://clippingchains.com/2021/07/05/value-spending/ https://clippingchains.com/2021/07/05/value-spending/#comments Mon, 05 Jul 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://clippingchains.com/?p=7372 We used to worry about every dollar spent. But then we learned to stop fretting and live well through value spending, putting our efforts where it matters most. Here’s how we made major and repeatable changes to our spending habits without materially changing our enjoyment of life. Want to hear this as a podcast? Enjoy! …

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]]> https://clippingchains.com/2021/07/05/value-spending/feed/ 6 7372 How to Get a Fantastic Deal on a New Car https://clippingchains.com/2020/06/15/how-to-get-a-fantastic-deal-on-a-new-car/ https://clippingchains.com/2020/06/15/how-to-get-a-fantastic-deal-on-a-new-car/#comments Mon, 15 Jun 2020 13:08:10 +0000 https://clippingchains.com/?p=4843 (From someone who did it twice in three months) Hi guys. Many in the financial independence community see a new car as the sunlight and garlic to an otherwise sublime fiscal vampire existence. Thou shalt not buy a new car! Well, thankfully there are no rules in financial independence, so we bought a new car. …

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]]> https://clippingchains.com/2020/06/15/how-to-get-a-fantastic-deal-on-a-new-car/feed/ 5 4843 When Being a One-Car Household Really Sucks https://clippingchains.com/2020/03/30/when-being-a-one-car-household-really-sucks/ https://clippingchains.com/2020/03/30/when-being-a-one-car-household-really-sucks/#comments Mon, 30 Mar 2020 14:23:22 +0000 https://clippingchains.com/?p=4309 Right as all this coronavirus nonsense was ramping up, I was writing a really long post about what we were going to do with this new-found financial freedom. I was going to tell you about how (and why) we bought a new 2020 Toyota Tacoma in January. And then I was going to regale you …

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]]> https://clippingchains.com/2020/03/30/when-being-a-one-car-household-really-sucks/feed/ 6 4309 Five “Essentials” That Are Destroying Your Savings https://clippingchains.com/2019/01/07/savings-five-essentials/ https://clippingchains.com/2019/01/07/savings-five-essentials/#respond Mon, 07 Jan 2019 14:00:20 +0000 https://clippingchains.com/?p=1067 Well folks, new year, new goals. Are you looking to increase your savings rate this year? Are you really interested in saving? “No” is a completely acceptable answer, by the way. If you prefer to answer no, you can largely disregard what’s written below and carry on with a plan more suitable for you. We …

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