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July 2016

• 07/22/16 - 6 Steps to Finding and Building Freelance Writing Income (0)
• 07/01/16 - It's All In the Habits: How I Live Cheap and Create My Own Freedom (42)

September 2015

• 09/23/15 - 15 Things You Can Do TODAY to Stop Relying on a Job You Hate (63)

June 2015

• 06/15/15 - 6 Reasons to Not Buy a House Even If You Can Afford It (100)

January 2015

• 01/18/15 - 7 Tips for Making a Full Time Independent Living Without a Job (10)
• 01/15/15 - CMI 35 - How I Created Each of My 7 Independent Sources of Income (1)

November 2014

• 11/28/14 - 10 Tips for Living on Less Than $25,000 per Year (56)
• 11/20/14 - CMI 32 - Do You Have to Save 25 Years/Expenses Before You Can Quit? (10)
• 11/12/14 - CMI 31 – Should You Just Invest in Index Funds or Start a Business? (0)
• 11/05/14 - CMI 30 - Can Millennials Really Succeed as Entrepreneurs? (0)

September 2014

• 09/24/14 - How to Live on $20,000 a Year without Mooching off of Anyone (32)
• 09/23/14 - CMI 28 - The Super Secret Recipe for Finding Work You Love (6)
• 09/16/14 - CMI 27 - How to 10x Your Business Without Increasing Website Traffic (2)
• 09/04/14 - CMI 26 – An Interview with Joshua Sheats of Radical Personal Finance (15)

August 2014

• 08/28/14 - CMI 25 – What I'd Tell My Friends About Money & Business (But Can't) (5)
• 08/13/14 - CMI 24 - Should You Focus on Earning Money or Building the Asset? (1)
• 08/12/14 - 100 Benefits of Living Below Your Means (34)

July 2014

• 07/31/14 - CMI 23 - How to Create an Action Plan for Leaving Your Job (1)
• 07/30/14 - How to Grow Your Net Worth from Zero to $100,000 in 3.5 Years (45)
• 07/28/14 - How to Build a Money Making Website in 5 Minutes (8)
• 07/18/14 - CMI 21 – 7 Steps to Building Trust with Your Audience Online (5)
• 07/10/14 - CMI 20 – The Surprisingly Short Path to Building/Selling Your Expertise (6)
• 07/09/14 - You Really Can Accomplish Anything You Put Your Mind To (17)
• 07/05/14 - 6 Steps to Planning Your Escape from the 9 to 5 (0)
• 07/03/14 - CMI 19 – How to Identify How Much Independence You Have (7)

June 2014

• 06/26/14 - CMI 18 - 8 Reasons to Quit Your Job and Start a Business (6)
• 06/23/14 - STOP Selling Your Summers For Cash... You'll Never Get Them Back (14)
• 06/20/14 - CMI 17 – Brutal Honesty: Things That Do/Don’t Work to Make Money (1)
• 06/12/14 - CMI 16 - The Quickest Way to Make an Extra $1,000 per Month (1)
• 06/10/14 - 7 Benefits of a Location Independent Business a Job Can't Touch (12)
• 06/05/14 - CMI 15 - Help, I Don’t Know What I’m Doing With My Life! (6)

May 2014

• 05/29/14 - CMI 14 - 10 Quick Tips to Start Making Money With Your Business (5)
• 05/22/14 - CMI 13 - Why You Should Consider Starting a Lifestyle Business (8)
• 05/16/14 - CMI 12 - The Deferred Life Plan Versus Joining the New Rich (13)
• 05/08/14 - CMI 11 - Why Making the Leap was the Only Path That Made Sense (6)
• 05/01/14 - CMI 10 - A Better 21st Century Financial Way of Thinking (12)
• 05/01/14 - 3 Pillars to Focus On for Creating Your Own Financial Freedom (3)

April 2014

• 04/24/14 - CMI 09 - How Dave Ramsey Changed My Life & Can Change Yours Too (4)
• 04/16/14 - CMI 08 - How I Live Cheap and Create My Own Freedom (1)
• 04/09/14 - CMI 07 - Why Renting is Often a Better Option Than Buying (11)
• 04/08/14 - What Really Happens When You Don't Chase Your Dreams (16)
• 04/03/14 - CMI 06 - Why Buying a Car You Can't Afford is a Bad Idea (2)

March 2014

• 03/31/14 - We've Been Brainwashed: It's Time We Wake Up and Correct Course (23)
• 03/27/14 - CMI 05 – Debunking the Debt Myths w/Guest Steve Stewart (2)
• 03/20/14 - CMI 04 – How to Live Below Your Means w/Guest Jason Fieber (1)
• 03/13/14 - CMI 03 - You Only Live Once w/Guest Jason Fieber (0)
• 03/06/14 - CMI 02 - Why You Absolutely Need to Track Your Finances (0)

February 2014

• 02/28/14 - What's Next When You Don't Have to Worry About Money Anymore (18)
• 02/28/14 - CMI 01 - Introducing the Create My Independence Podcast (4)
• 02/10/14 - It's NOT About Dollars per Item, It's About Total Dollars Spent (21)

January 2014

• 01/30/14 - 10 Tips for Making Your First $1,000 with Your Business (19)
• 01/22/14 - Do We Only Grow from the Books We Read and People We Meet? (14)

December 2013

• 12/28/13 - How To Get Started with Mint.com (0)
• 12/15/13 - How to Double Your Salary in 4 Years Without Kissing Anyone's A** (24)

November 2013

• 11/19/13 - If You're Like Most Americans, I Think You're off Your Rocker (54)

October 2013

• 10/24/13 - How Starting a Blog Helps You Build Fruit-Bearing Relationships (16)
• 10/15/13 - What Do You Mean "You're Letting Others Run Your Life"?! (25)
• 10/08/13 - Do We REALLY Need to Save for Retirement or Is It All Just a Big Hoax? (9)

September 2013

• 09/18/13 - How to Manage Transactions (Including Cash Transactions) in Mint (0)
• 09/16/13 - Why I Hate Debt and Believe You Should Too (42)
• 09/09/13 - Why You Need to Start a Blog This Week (23)

August 2013

• 08/27/13 - Remember, Our Lives Are Ending One Day at a Time (22)
• 08/06/13 - How to Create a Budget with Mint.com (0)
• 08/05/13 - The Pressure of Having to Work For Money Can Get Sickening (26)

July 2013

• 07/30/13 - Are You Saving for a House, Car or Vacation or Are You Saving for More? (22)
• 07/26/13 - Learn to Use Mint.com via the Online Demo Site (0)
• 07/23/13 - What is Mint.com and Why Should I Use It? (0)
• 07/22/13 - Freedom Can Be An Emotional Roller Coaster (25)
• 07/11/13 - Reflecting on 6 Years and Preparing for a New Chapter (13)
• 07/02/13 - The Story of a Crazy Boy Who Never Forgot His Dreams (46)

June 2013

• 06/15/13 - Life is More Expensive When You Don't Have Time (10)

May 2013

• 05/15/13 - A 15 Cent Banana and Thoughts on Regular People (23)
• 05/13/13 - Is It Stupid to Borrow Money? (16)
• 05/08/13 - 5 Things You Can Do This Week to Start Growing Your Wealth (22)

April 2013

• 04/29/13 - How to Handle Living on Another Planet Than Everyone Else (23)
• 04/24/13 - Having Things Given to You Hurts You, Not the Other Way Around (15)
• 04/15/13 - How I Lost $1,400 Today and Why That's Okay (14)
• 04/08/13 - How to Save $50,000 in Two Years After Getting Out of Debt (46)

March 2013

• 03/27/13 - First Get Your Finances in Order...Then Chase Your Dreams (12)
• 03/17/13 - Open a Roth IRA and Buy a House? No Thanks. (46)
• 03/10/13 - What Do You Mean "You Don't Track Your Finances"?! (34)
• 03/01/13 - Oh, the Things I Could Buy! (28)

February 2013

• 02/20/13 - When It Matters, You'll Make Cuts (26)
• 02/17/13 - How to Live Below Your Means. It's Simple. (17)
• 02/16/13 - As I Approach 29 Years Old, I Can't Wait to Get Older (38)

January 2013

• 01/30/13 - Is Inspiration All That's Needed to Pay Off Your Debt? (15)
• 01/27/13 - We're All Living in One Big Rat Race (26)
• 01/23/13 - How Can You Take Vacations While Saving for Financial Independence? (31)
• 01/14/13 - We All Must Determine Which Path to Take and Why (18)
• 01/02/13 - From Broke to Financially Independent in 13 Years. Is it Possible? (21)

December 2012

• 12/16/12 - Thinking About Buying an Expensive Car? I Wouldn't (15)
• 12/09/12 - What If We All Lived on Less, Retired Early and Pursued Our Passion? (13)
• 12/06/12 - Life is Hard. Deal with It by Moving Forward. (10)

November 2012

• 11/27/12 - Once You're Out of Debt, Stop Borrowing Money (16)
• 11/25/12 - Top 5 Takeaways from Financial Peace University (11)
• 11/11/12 - Stuff = Missing Out on Our Potential in Life (13)
• 11/05/12 - Will You Have to Work Forever or Will You Live Differently? (10)

October 2012

• 10/28/12 - Why I Finally Pulled the Trigger on Investing in Index Funds (13)
• 10/09/12 - How Saving for a House Became Saving for Financial Independence (9)
• 10/03/12 - The Importance of Patience In Personal Finance (10)
• 10/01/12 - 'Tis the Season to Save 50% of Your Income (23)

September 2012

• 09/26/12 - My Dream of Buying a House in Cash (31)
• 09/17/12 - My "Why" of Personal Finance (15)
• 09/04/12 - A Home is a Liability, Not an Asset (10)

August 2012

• 08/17/12 - Why I Love Being Debt Free (22)

July 2012

• 07/03/12 - Sometimes, Money Just Doesn't Matter (14)

June 2012

• 06/27/12 - Are My Finances Getting Out of Hand? Or Is It Just Summer? (11)
• 06/16/12 - Why I Don't Ever Want to Borrow Money Again (20)
• 06/03/12 - Are Stores Socially Irresponsible with Marketing Their Credit Cards? (29)

May 2012

• 05/26/12 - Being Prepared to Handle a Financial Windfall Makes It a Blessing (7)
• 05/17/12 - 5 Things I've Learned From My 5 Year Career (10)
• 05/09/12 - 10 Incredibly Fun Things About Living Below Your Means (19)
• 05/05/12 - 5 Not-So-Fun Things About Living Below Your Means (18)

April 2012

• 04/16/12 - Reflecting on a Year with an Emergency Fund (10)
• 04/09/12 - 10 Personal Finance Tips for Young Adults (49)

March 2012

• 03/27/12 - 5 Ways to Spend the Week When You're Over Budget (24)
• 03/26/12 - Are You Personally Accountable? (20)
• 03/19/12 - What Does Your Spending Say About You? (19)
• 03/16/12 - The Three Biggest Financial Mistakes I’ve Made In My Twenties (11)
• 03/13/12 - I'm Realizing That I Don't Want New Toys Anymore (18)
• 03/08/12 - Are You Working Toward Your Goals or Someone Else's? (13)

February 2012

• 02/21/12 - Attitude - Does it Make a Difference? (14)
• 02/14/12 - How I Lost $8,000 in 4 Years from Buying a Car I Couldn't Afford (9)
• 02/11/12 - My Walk Through Dave Ramsey's Baby Steps (10)
• 02/04/12 - How to Hold Yourself Accountable to Your Budget (6)

January 2012

• 01/24/12 - How to Make a Cheap, Easy and Tasty Homemade Chili (4)
• 01/21/12 - 5 Steps to Organizing and De-Cluttering Your Apartment (9)
• 01/18/12 - Saving Money Feels Better Than Spending Money To Me (6)
• 01/15/12 - On Handling Life's Unknowns (11)
• 01/07/12 - Does an Emergency Fund Replace the Need for Credit Cards? (14)
• 01/05/12 - 10 Personal Finance Lessons I Learned from My Dad (12)

December 2011

• 12/18/11 - Why I'm Not Saving For "Retirement" (13)
• 12/05/11 - How I Manage to Live on $1,500-$1,600 Per Month (8)
• 12/04/11 - How to Track Your Finances with Mint.com (0)