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Selling on Facebook Garage Sales – A New Experience

Posted on August 26, 2017August 23, 2017 by Mrs. ETT

Have you ever tried selling your unused clutter? I finally joined the modern age and tried to sell on Facebook. Our house is full of clutter. There, I’ve said it. We’ve been here nearly 20 years, and I obviously have problems throwing things away. Since discovering FIRE, I have taken the first step. I stopped bringing things into the house. I’ve said no to freebies. I place items that I’ve felt obligated to accept, straight into a box to give to charity. Before buying items, I consider how useful they will be. I think carefully how often we would realistically use them. It’s not fun to take a long hard

Reflections And The Future – What Next For This Blog?

Posted on August 18, 2017August 18, 2017 by Mrs. ETT

Hi! My name is Mrs. ETT, and I’m a personal finance blogger. After a year, I finally feel that I’m at the point where I can say this and truly believe it. Look at me! I blog about personal finance. Granted, the focus is more on the personal than the finance, but that’s OK. I began this blog to help me figure out our lives. If it happens to help someone else along the way, that’s great. Taking Stock Now that I’ve blogged for a year, I thought I’d stop and take stock of Enough Time To… Blog My first post was on 7th August 2016, and was an introductory

A Day In The Life 2017 Edition

Posted on August 10, 2017August 5, 2017 by Mrs. ETT

It’s our blogoversary! Yes, it’s been 12 months since I started this blog, back in August 2016. I thought I’d celebrate by giving you a look at a day in the life of Mrs. ETT. I enjoyed reading Chónce from My Debt Epiphany’s DITL, and have wanted to do one of my own since. I figured that the anniversary of this blog was as good a time as any. Without further ado, I hope you enjoy it! A Day In The Life of Mrs. ETT 04:50 – 5:30 The alarm on my iPad goes off quietly, as Mr. ETT doesn’t get up at this time. I spend 5-10 minutes laying

July 2017 Spending and New Habits

Posted on August 2, 2017August 1, 2017 by Mrs. ETT

After our expensive year in 2016, we set ourselves a goal to reduce our spending by 10% in 2017. We want to do this because it has a double effect. Firstly, it frees up more money to invest for our future. Secondly, if we can live on less, then it brings that future much closer. In 2016, we spent $80,000. To generate that using passive income and the 4% rule, we would need $2,000,000 invested! Honestly, every time I sit down to do this I have a surprise. It’s only been four weeks since my last update, but I clearly had no idea how we were tracking. This has been