Save More - Invest Smarter - Retire Sooner
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]
You run out of money. That's the fundamental event that most retirement calculators try to predict. If there's a strong probability that your money will last your lifetime -- congratulations -- you're financially independent! But, if not, then you … [Continue reading]
It's time for the best articles we've found around the internet in the last month to help you save more, invest smarter, and retire sooner. This month's articles explore how to generate income in retirement from your portfolio and Social … [Continue reading]
My journey to financial independence and retiring early (FIRE) started largely because I was burnt out on my career. This led to an oversimplified solution. If my career was the source of my unhappiness, I should pursue the opposite: … [Continue reading]
I connected with real estate investor, entrepreneur, writer, and educator Chad “Coach” Carson in 2015 when we were both getting into blogging about financial independence and retiring early (FIRE). We’ve developed a friendship around our similar … [Continue reading]
Most financial experts will tell you that investing in land is a bad idea. And they're probably right. At best, on average, in many cases and places, land will only appreciate at the rate of inflation. And it won't produce any income while sitting … [Continue reading]
It's time for the best articles we've found around the internet in the last month to help you save more, invest smarter, and retire sooner. This month's selections explore the latest move in the price war to lower investment fees and what it means … [Continue reading]
A reader recently asked me to share my investment choices and portfolio breakdown. I'll do this by sharing our investment policy statement (IPS). This includes our asset allocation, strategies to control investment fees and taxes, and plans for … [Continue reading]
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