Two thirds of 2021 are in the rearview mirror. You should probably spend a few minutes figuring out if you’re doing what you want with your money. have you built a solid-sized emergency fund? if you’re in a toxic work environment, have you bought horrible-boss insurance? are you investing for the future while also living […]
One of the biggest downfalls of the online personal finance community is the lack of balance. I suppose that’s partly due to the fact that we’re all competing for eyeballs on the screen, and extreme headlines garner more attention. It’s unfortunate though. I think more people would be willing to consider pursuing FIRE if they […]
This week, I celebrated my birthday. Sadly, no one told my beloved SUV. Instead, I took my vehicle to my trusted mechanic because I needed an oil change and thought that changing an air filter might assist with a little acceleration problem I’d been experiencing. Instead, my SUV walloped me with a $2,900 estimate! That’s […]
I want to talk about a 2-part interview with Reader B about how he and his wife earn $360,000 each year in dividends. If you’re interested in learning how Reader B accomplished this, please read both parts of his interview at over at the Tawcan website – part 1 is here and part 2 is […]
There’s a lot of jargon in the world of personal finance. The more terms you know, the more comfortable you’ll be when it comes to making decisions about your money. Today’s post is meant to be a short and sweet tutorial about the basics of Sequence of Return Risk. A bear market is one where […]
FU Money and being FI are super powers… Dave from www.accidentalfire.com I’ve written about FU Money before. It’s the money that you have set aside for those instances when you need to tell someone to “make love and go”. It’s not your emergency fund money. It’s not your retirement money. It’s not even your car […]
Every day that you wake up offers you the chance to move closer to, or further from, your priorities. You can spend your life’s energy, time, and money in ways that are making your dreams come true. You can just as easily spend your resources making someone else’s dreams come true. One way or another, […]
I want you to keep your money. Yes – that’s right. You should put yourself in a position to keep your money. Obviously, you can’t keep all of it. When you get paid, you have to give away some of your money. It has to go towards shelter, food, utilities, a basic wardrobe, and transportation. […]
When I started investing, I had no idea what I was doing. It’s true. I was in my early 20s, and my local newspaper had a column about personal finance. I’m older than the internet, so I grew up reading newspapers. I’ll never forget a column about David Chilton’s book The Wealthy Barber. That book […]
The chatter in the system is that inflation is coming. Hardly surprising. I would venture to say that inflation is already here. Groceries are more expensive than they were a year ago. Gas prices have risen in my corner of the world. Friends who need lumber are sharing horror stories about the price. There’s not […]