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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Cutting Expenses Is More Effective Than Increasing Income
Just about everyone strives to increase their income over time. The more we make, the more secure we feel. When it comes to achieving financial independence, however, making more money is not always the most effective method. Don’t get me wrong, you should strive to make as much as you […]
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Pancakes Cost More Than You Think
Picture this. It’s a beautiful Saturday morning and your schedule is totally free. As a result, you’ve made plans to do exactly what any of us in a similar situation would do, eat pancakes! You travel to the finest breakfast establishment in your area, order a full stack of pancakes, […]
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Monthly Financial Update – July 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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13 Things You Can Do Right Now To Reduce Waste
Though you may not be aware of it, the recycling industry has recently suffered a major blow. Increasing levels of contamination from garbage and food waste in the recycling stream has caused the recycling process to become much less profitable. As a result, China, the world’s number one recycler of […]
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Renting Is Better Than Buying
You know renting is the same as throwing money away, right? 30 years from now you’ll look back and regret not purchasing a home sooner. Why haven’t you bought a house yet??? My mortgage payment is less than your monthly rent! You could own a home for what you’re paying. […]
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The Stock Market Always Goes Up
My first taste of investing came after graduating from college and starting my first “real” job. This initial experience consisted of picking which funds–from a list of 10 or 15–I would invest in, in my 401k. I spent about 30 minutes “analyzing” the historical performance of the funds and then […]
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Monthly Financial Update – June 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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Investing For Early Retirement – Historical Performance
We’ve been doing a lot of traveling this month so we haven’t had the usual amount of time to put together a detailed post. However, it’s important to us that we are consistent in releasing new content, so we thought this week would be the perfect opportunity to share a […]
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Put Your Money To Work With The Power Of Dividends
In a previous article, I mentioned that I view my investment portfolio as my own personal financial firm. Each share of stock I hold is one of my employees within this firm. Once I’ve hired them (i.e. bought a share) they never tire, will never quit, don’t require a salary, and work […]
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