As long as you have someone to lean on for your 5k questions along the way, you'll come out ready for a second on a more independent level! 

They show proof of the parts receipts, but the labor, since it's independent contractors (they say), there is no proof aside from a timesheet.

I've signed contractors with subs using an Independent Contractor Agreement that I got from a "guru" that seems pretty good.

They’re telling him his garage is too large as an independent dwelling.

The real estate industry caters to independent strategies.

Has anyone combined FIRE (Financial Independence Early Retirement) and REI into their investments?

Recently married and currently expecting, my wife and I are looking for ways to build the financial independence we need to support our kid(s) outside of the usual 9-5.

Mine was to become financially independent and to be able to retire at or exceeding current standard of living.  

That is why you have an independent property inspection and have anything that would effect the integrity of the property or be a potential hazard addressed by the turn key company before closing. 

I told myself I'd be an Orthodontist and eventually reach my DREAM of retiring early and being financially independent so that I could spend as much time with my future family as possible creating memories.