Save More - Invest Smarter - Retire Sooner
I’m passionate about helping people use their money to live a better life. I’ve written hundreds of blog posts and recently finished a book manuscript to these ends. But I have no formal training in investing or financial planning. I’m also … [Continue reading]
Every significant accomplishment in life requires trade-offs. It's the law of cause and effect. If you want to be an Olympic athlete, you'll be training while others are relaxing. If you want to be a doctor, you'll be grinding through medical school … [Continue reading]
February has come and nearly gone. It's time to share the best articles we've found around the web from the past month. We have a little something for everyone this month. We start with two heavy hitters in the retirement planning space … [Continue reading]
In an era of two income households struggling to make ends meet, my story sounds extreme. I retired from my career as a physical therapist at the age of 41 while my wife cut back to part-time work five years earlier at age 35. Some might think we … [Continue reading]
Tanja Hester and her husband, Mark Bunge, retired in December 2017 at the ripe old ages of 38 and 41. Hester, author of the award winning blog Our Next Life, is releasing a new book, “Work Optional: Retire Early the Non-Penny-Pinching Way,” to help … [Continue reading]
What would you do for an extra $500/year? I've written about how much I value my time and often choose financial simplicity over saving a few bucks here and there. For that reason, we'd been using the same 1% cash rewards USAA credit cards for many … [Continue reading]
The biggest news from the investing world this month was also the saddest. John Bogle passed away. Investors lost their biggest ally. The world lost a great man. We start our round up of the best articles from around the web with a few paying tribute … [Continue reading]
Complaining about taxes is our national pastime. Many people think others aren’t paying their fair share. At the same time, we’re all certain we’re paying too much. Nearly everyone complains about taxes. Few people take the time to actually … [Continue reading]
Traditional retirement planning focuses on accumulating assets, which eventually are converted into an income stream to last a lifetime. Creating retirement income without exhausting your portfolio presents a fundamental challenge. This is … [Continue reading]
I can't predict the future, but 2018 was bad for the markets, and 2019 could be worse. If you're a seasoned investor, you've seen this before. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was in positive territory much of the year, but ended with a blowout. … [Continue reading]
2018 is coming to an end and it's time for December's best articles from around the internet to help you save more, invest better and retire sooner. This month's articles share insight on investing in the face of recent market volatility. We … [Continue reading]
This blog is written for and by DIY investors and retirement planners. In the process of working on it, I've learned a lot of people need personalized financial advice and guidance. It would be failing a large percentage of our audience to … [Continue reading]
I was an avid reader of financial independence, retire early (FIRE) blogs on the path to my own early retirement. They served as inspiration and education. However, I found them to be an echo chamber. Each tries to outdo the next in an effort to … [Continue reading]
When we need advice, most of us consult a friend. There is nothing like a personal referral from someone who has "been there/done that," and has your best interests at heart. So, traditionally, around this time of the year, I've written a … [Continue reading]
It's time for our monthly collection of articles to help you save more, invest smarter and retire sooner. We share several newsworthy events and announcements that occurred in November. The IRS announced increased contribution and income limits … [Continue reading]
Like many Americans planning early retirement, our family’s biggest challenge is obtaining affordable health insurance. We’re searching for an affordable, long-term solution to bridge the gap from employer provided coverage to Medicare. My recent … [Continue reading]
A massive challenge for Americans planning to retire early is determining how we’ll obtain affordable health insurance. The earlier you want to retire, the more challenging it is to determine how much you need to bridge the gap until Medicare … [Continue reading]
"Put your money to work," my grandmother would advise. Getting the highest possible return on your cash seems to be a mark of honor among frugal prospective retirees. But, with interest rates in the tank for most of a decade, if you haven't bothered, … [Continue reading]
October has been a crazy month in the world of finance. The stock markets have been volatile and trending downward. In the past week, the market gave up all of its gains for the year to that point. Many wonder if this could be the start of a bear … [Continue reading]
Pretirement is a term being proposed to describe a phase of life between career and retirement. Pretirement is a process that takes place over years, even decades, versus a single decision to retire. It is characterized by cutting back on work … [Continue reading]
Investing is simple. But it's not easy. Most people do best with a passive investing approach utilizing index funds. This minimizes unnecessary investing costs, taxes and common behavioral mistakes made when more active approaches to investing are … [Continue reading]
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