The Monthly Financial Update gives our readers an inside look at the allocation and performance of our personal portfolio. At the beginning of each month, we share a snapshot of our investments and highlight their performance over the previous month. In addition, we compute our progress towards achieving our retirement […]
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How To Retire A Millionaire After Only 5 Years Of Investing
What if there were a way to spend all of your money, forgoing any saving or investing, and still retire as a millionaire? If you think that sounds too good to be true…I’d have to agree. Unless you’ve got a trust fund or large inheritance coming your way, you’ll probably […]
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Monthly Financial Update – December 1, 2018
The Monthly Financial Update gives our readers an inside look at the allocation and performance of our personal portfolio. At the beginning of each month, we share a snapshot of our investments and highlight their performance over the previous month. In addition, we compute our progress towards achieving our retirement […]
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What Does It Take To Become A Millionaire?
One. Million. Dollars. It’s the holy grail of saving. At some point, we’ve all imagined obtaining the title of “Millionaire”. But what does it take to save $1,000,000? Is it actually an attainable goal for a normal person or is it just a fun fantasy to play out in our […]
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Monthly Financial Update – November 1, 2018
The Monthly Financial Update gives our readers an inside look at the allocation and performance of our personal portfolio. At the beginning of each month, we share a snapshot of our investments and highlight their performance over the previous month. In addition, we compute our progress towards achieving our retirement […]
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Budgets Are Hard: How We Manage Our Finances Without One
Read almost any financial self-help book, blog, or article and one of the first recommendations will most likely be to create a budget. The authors will say things like, “Having a detailed budget is one of the keys to managing your money” or “Regularly tracking your income and expenses will […]
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Monthly Financial Update – October 1, 2018
The Monthly Financial Update gives our readers an inside look at the allocation and performance of our personal portfolio. At the beginning of each month, we share a snapshot of our investments and highlight their performance over the previous month. In addition, we compute our progress towards achieving our retirement […]
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The Food Waste Crisis
Next time you are in a restaurant, take a moment to look at the tables of people around you. Take in the ambiance, watch the hustle-and-bustle of the wait staff, most of all, pay attention to the many half-eaten plates of hamburgers and fries, steaks, salads, pancakes, and other wasted […]
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The Magical Penny
Imagine this: a rich and eccentric old man has just approached you with a job opportunity. He needs someone to watch his mansion for the next 30 days while he’s out of town. All you’ll have to do is come by each day and make sure the gate is locked […]
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Monthly Financial Update – September 1, 2018: Fixing My Big Mistake
The Monthly Financial Update gives our readers an inside look at the allocation and performance of our personal portfolio. At the beginning of each month, we share a snapshot of our investments and highlight their performance over the previous month. In addition, we compute our progress towards achieving our retirement […]
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