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For me, independent financial planning means sitting down with a glass of iced tea and a spreadsheet, mapping out where every dollar needs to go without a high-pressured sales pitch. It's about choosing a fee-only advisor who legally can't sell me expensive investments, focusing instead on index funds and a sensible emergency fund. We talk about my actual fears—like funding a sabbatical or helping aging parents—rather than chasing some abstract market return. There is no pressure to buy whole l…