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Sep 01, 2011: Inflation is one of the perennial pests which eats away the purchasing power of your hard earned dollars. For those of you who are thinking about reaching FIRE need to keep a constant eye on inflation. So the next question is how do you find the current rate of inflation in USA?



Let's take a quick look at the data for inflation (via InflationData.com) for the past couple of

Aug 25, 2011: July was renamed for Julius Caesar, since he was born in this month. Earlier, it was called Quintilis in Latin, since it was the fifth month in the ancient Roman calendar, before January became the first month of the calendar year. However in the Gregorian Calendar July is the seventh month of the year.

We like July since on an average, it is the warmest month in most of Northern

Aug 18, 2011: For those of you who are interested in advancing your knowledge through formal coursework, MIT is offering its courses online, FREE for everyone. The site has been given the name MIT Open Course Ware. It offers different courses in diverse subject areas.


As FIRE seekers we are interested in courses on Economics and certain topics of Finance offered by Sloan School of Management.

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Aug 02, 2011: At present we are debt free. It's a great feeling to have no financial debts. In fact it's said that the first step to save is to get rid of our debts. We agree.

Our lifestyle can siphon off our cash faster than the rate at which we earn it. More so if we lead a fast life where we are conscious of status symbols, our images and can spare no time to manage our finances. Such a life

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Discover has come up with a great gas card with excellent benefits. We have been loyal customers of Discover for years. Their features like 5% Cash back, No Annual Fee, $0 Fraud Liability and Doubling Cash Back Bonus were