### [Year 2 of My Cabin Payoff Journey](https://www.thegrayingsaver.com/recapping-year-2-of-the-cabin-payoff-journey/)

"And while we’re not going up as often as we once did, the expenses don’t stop. We dropped $1,900 in January on gravel and road work up at the cabin. That’s in addition to the $3,857.21 we paid towards the mortgage that month."  

### [Focus on the Present](https://39months.com/focus-on-the-present-not-on-the-past-or-future/)

"For many FIRE folks, this can be a real stumbling block. We find out about FIRE, do a lot of reading, run the numbers, set up our savings, get our FI number, and then……wait. "  

### [Why I'm No Longer Trying to Save Money to Never Work Again](https://fourpillarfreedom.com/why-im-no-longer-trying-to-save-enough-money-to-never-work-again/)

"Based on my current income growth trajectory outside of my day job I believe that I could hit close to $4,000 per month in post-tax income in about two years. That eliminates the need for me to stick it out in cubicle-land for another decade just to build a portfolio large enough so that I would never need to work again."  

### [Renters Pay Substantially More, While Owning Costs Less](https://www.keepingcurrentmatters.com/2019/04/25/renters-paying-substantially-more-while-owning-costs-less/)

_CoreLogic_ reported that rent prices have skyrocketed since 2005. Meanwhile, the typical mortgage payment has actually decreased.