Financial Independence Day

In honor of the Fourth of July, I'd like to congratulate all of you who have achieved financial independence and say "way to go" to all of you who are making a focused effort to get there. Here are some thoughts from Liz Pulliam Weston, one of my favorite personal finance writers.  It's tough watching your savings decline in value with the market. Obviously we can't control the market. But we can stay diversified and focus on the long term. And when we suffer reversals, it's especially important to save more, spend less and stay (or get) out of debt.