Relaxed financial independence
Hawaii Rocks. It was nice to finally see it in the day time after a day of travel. The goal of day two was to get more acclimated to the island but it turned into a day of Exploring Kapaa, a small town on the east side of the island. I started the day early [...]
Guys, it's 5:00 A.M. Hawaii time. It's the start of day 2 of my Hawaii honeymoon. The below was written during day 1 on my Hawaii Airlines flight to Honolulu. The Travel Day I’m 8791 km away from New York and the outside air temperature is -69 degrees F. At least, that’s what the screen [...]
What makes you happy? A new interview series. What makes you happy? It's a good question and one that all of us likely ask ourselves at one point in our lives. It's an important thing to figure out and that can be a tough task at times. The reason this can be so complicated is that [...]
[This portfolio review about risk tolerance may contain affiliate links at no cost to you] Guys, it's time to test your risk tolerance! The test is easy and it's only one question! Did you seriously consider selling anything in the past month? The market did have one the worst months in quite some time and [...]
October is usually a small month for me. However, some late ETF dividends might change that this year. Those slackers at Vanguard or iShares must have forgot to press that dividend button or something. That means that a few of my ETFs that always paid out in September suddenly paid out a day or two [...]
Our good pal, the IRS has issued guidance on contribution limits for 2019. The news is good for those already maxing out their tax-advantaged space or planning to do so next year. According to the IRS news release, 401k, 403b and most 457 plans are changing from an $18,500 max to $19,000 next year. That's [...]
It's goal review time, the part of the year where I judge myself on how successful I've been in achieving the random goals I set at the start of the year. Last year's Q3 Goal Review got me into gear. That exercise was a big reason as to why I met my goals. I'm hoping [...]
My car loan is no more! It has ceased to be! I drove down to the credit union today and dropped my final car payment on them. I felt pretty good going in there with my early car loan payoff. They all probably thought I was super cool making sound financial decisions. It was in [...]