Relaxed financial independence – Seek happiness not money
[This article on favorite investing books may contain affiliate links for which I receive a commission at no cost to you. I only recommend products I use and trust.] One of the best ways to learn about money is through investing books. Not everyone has time to take a class but a good book can [...]
I realized I never talked about FIRE(financial independence/retire early) on this blog. I've been talking about goals lately so I figure it'd be good to visit my ultimate goal. I want the option to retire early. The FIRE movement is often painted with a broad brush and seen as a group of people saving money [...]
[This February portfolio review may contain affiliate links for which I receive a commission at no cost to you. I only recommend products I use and trust.] The last month was a perfect example as to why it's so hard to time the market. You never know when the stock market gains will return and [...]
[This January dividend and expense review may contain affiliate links for which I receive a commission at no cost to you. I only recommend products I use and trust.] Welcome to the first dividend and expense review of 2019. It's a new year and I'm combining the two posts! We're getting crazy up in here. [...]
There was a post I saw on Reddit this week. It was about a co-worker who turned down a $2,000 bonus because it put him into the next tax bracket. It spoke of a man who wouldn't back down in his belief that he did the right thing. More importantly, it spoke to a gross [...]
Goals are cool guys. It's like, they help you aim towards something and stuff. I've been setting goals since 2017 and have found them a useful guidepost. They're a good motivator too especially when I do quarterly reviews and see that I'm behind. Initially I started with some personal goals but I've split those apart [...]
It's time for the annual goal review! I set these bad boys at the end of 2017 and am ready to see how I did. You'll notice I didn't set my 2019 goals yet and there's a reason for that. I wanted to see 2018 results to see what kind of goals make sense for [...]