Relaxed financial independence
[This portfolio review about lagging the market may contain affiliate links at no cost to you] It's official. August is here and I'm lagging the market for the first time this year. The S&P 500 kicked butt since the last update and my portfolio didn't keep up due to my exposure to bonds and international [...]
It's July and it's raining hundred dollar bills. July was the last bastion of hold outs against the deluge of $100 months. That means if I hit it this month, I may be getting at least one hundred dollar bill worth of dividends every month going forward. Naturally, I don't actually get any hundred dollar [...]
[This post about my honeymoon in Hawaii may include affiliate links at no cost to you.] It's time to start planning my honeymoon in Hawaii! Yes, the day is finally here. The trip is booked and I'm only a few months away from being like this guy. Look at that guy, surrounded by all that [...]
Goals are great but reviewing goals is key to actually achieving them. There's no point in setting them without a plan to achieve them in place. Last year I did a Q3 review, saw I was behind and kicked myself into gear. Through that, I was able to do pretty well when it came to [...]
[This post about three paycheck months may include affiliate links at no cost to you.] I love three paycheck months. The monthly income goes up but expenses stay the same! My company usually has two three paycheck months in a year and June was the first one. That can only mean good things for my [...]
[This portfolio review about the international stock market may contain affiliate links at no cost to you] The international stock market hasn't been the best place for investors in the past few years. That trend has continued this year. It was especially clear this month as foreign stocks lagged domestic by quite a bit. That's [...]
Welcome to the June dividend update. It's the big one and all my friends are here. That includes VIIIX, VMCPX, VSCPX, UNH and others too! Even RERGX makes an appearance. That's quite a cast of characters! If you're new to this series and think those names are weird then you're not alone! Those weird random [...]
The 56 Vanguard ETFs that are currently commission free are getting some new friends in August. Vanguard announced today that they will expand their commission free ETF lineup. This expansion will include ETFs from a variety of competitors. As a result, in August, nearly 1800 ETFs will be commission free on Vanguard. This won't include [...]