Making every day better and not putting off happiness for FIRE | Angela Tread Lightly Retire Early

Summary: Angela is a 30 year old frugal friend from Washington who blogs about financial independence, gardening, and recipes on her blog, Tread Lightly Retire Early.  Angela and her husband were saving a comfortable 20% of their take home pay, which was just over six figures combined.  They recently bumped up their savings rate north of 50% after experiencing some unexpected expenses that required them to dip into their emergency fund.  They are huge proponents of frugal living and minimizing their impact on the environment.  They also don't believe you have to spend excessive amounts of money when you have kids.  They have a three year old son and do just fine.<br> <br> For show notes and takeaways: https://firedrillpodcast.com/fire064<br> We also chat about...<br> <br> How Angela and her husband met (we love meet cute stories), <br> Their house of pets, <br> Lifestyle inflation when they started their family, <br> How they expect to hit financial independence in their 40's, <br> Is there a problem with people who are putting off their happiness for FIRE?, <br> Making every day better, and<br> Angela's awesome camping truck hack.