You'd think achieving FIRE would mean we’d stop worrying about saving money and simply spend freely. Nope. Reaching financial independence doesn't mean you suddenly start ignoring price tags. If anything, FIRE changes the way you think about spending. We don't avoid spending money because we're afraid we'll run out. We avoid wasting money because we'd rather spend it on things we actually value. It goes back to thinking like a CEO and putting our money to work where it genera

Over the weekend, I spent some time looking for money I may have forgotten about. And while I was at it, I checked for money some friends and family members may have forgotten about, too.. It's something I like to do about once a year. I'm not talking about the loose change that's sometimes accompanied by the rogue Cheerio hiding between the sofa cushions. I'm talking about unclaimed money. And this time, I didn't find any for us. But I did find several hundred dollars for so