I’m sorry I wasn’t enough for you freedom, so I logged my forty hours week after week without giving you much thought. I told myself I’d focus on you on the weekends, but by then you weren’t on my mind. I was busy doing what I deserved to escape the Read more…
Another 8AM Saturday driving to meet a contractor, another talk with a tenant. Why do I hold on to this headache? “Remember the long game, remember the long game, the grind will be worth it in the end”, I tell myself. The Why Why do these thoughts constantly fill my Read more…
I’ve taken quite the hiatus the past couple of months to relax, rejuvenate, reset and re-organize a few things. Oh, and build my net worth to 380K. I use personal capital to keep track of my net worth which consists of my savings account, retirements accounts, brokerage accounts, and equity Read more…
I’m adding this page as a way to entertain yourself while you’re on the road. If you’ve ever taken a road trip it usually starts off without a lot of enthusiasm in the beginning followed by everyone pulling out their devices and then ignoring each other for most of the Read more…
I’ve compiled a list of 5 Best Personal Finance Books for Financial Success down below. If you are here, then you probably are hoping to improve your personal finance or financial IQ. I receive regular queries for personal finance books recommendations for FIRE. I believe reading and experience are two Read more…
As a property owner, this question or some version of it has come to mind at least once or a few times, “How do you sleep at night with 600K of debt?”. The 600K of debt that I’m referring to are two unpaid mortgages that I still carry. We know Read more…
If you have a 403(b) keep reading. A member of my F.I.R.E. group has horrible 403(b) options and for this reason, I’m writing this post. Surprisingly, he is dealing with high fees from his 403(b) accounts which will take away about 20% of his gains over time. Yes, you read Read more…
I hear this so often and it makes me cringe a bit every time, “I want to invest but I’m going to wait until the market dips to buy in”. While purchasing stocks on sale is the goal you can not time the market. There’s no way of knowing when Read more…
The goal of this food haul is to cut my spending on groceries while still getting the nutrients I need from my food. This food haul is expected to cover 90 meals and 16 snacks. I’m going to go shopping once every two weeks so things don’t spoil and will Read more…
I’m 28 years old, have no children, although I plan on having two someday. THE GOAL: Become financially independent and retire in 10 years. That retirement will look like me living off of $40,000 a year with a $1,320,000 nest egg, but I’ll have to live off of 22K a year now Read more…