Since 1995, I’ve been a do-it-yourself investor (DIY investing). It all started when I saw my father trading stocks on his Charles Schwab online account. I was hooked and asked him to teach me. The introduction led me to trade stocks during college. Sometimes I’d win, sometimes I’d lose. Thankfully, my portfolio was only about […]
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As part of my sabbatical, I’ve convinced my wife to write more posts. Yes! My master plan is working. Here is Sydney discussing money lessons for college students. – Sam Even though I haven’t been in school for over twenty years, I always get excited during back to school season. I think back to the
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In addition to updating your umbrella policy in a bull market, your homeowners insurance policy likely needs to be increased as well. Given real estate values have surged higher, your house may be underinsured. I like to keep my real estate values static in my net worth calculations to keep me motivated. It encourages me
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Making money hand over fist in this bull market is nice. However, the more money you make, the more money you have to lose. Therefore, it’s important to update your umbrella policy coverage to account for greater wealth. Compounding wealth has a funny way of sneaking up on us. What may have taken you 10
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There are two common ways to marry. You can marry your equal or you can marry rich. In my opinion, marrying your equal is better than marrying rich. There’s just something to be said about starting from nothing and getting wealthy together. It’s harder to appreciate sudden wealth, especially if you didn’t earn it. Further,
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I have stated multiple times that real estate is my favorite asset class to build wealth. Therefore, choosing between real estate or bonds is a fairly straightforward decision. Real estate all the way. However, I thought it would be a useful exercise to determine which type of investment is best for whom and when. After
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Something funny happened on our long and intricate preschool admissions journey. A school we had applied to in 2017 reached out and said they have a spot for our son this fall. Now we have to decide whether to forego an enrollment deposit at another school or stay the course. We jokingly refer to this
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The best way to achieve financial freedom is to make more money. You can only save so much on a capped income. And one of the best ways to make more money is to side hustle! No longer should we just rely on a day job to thrive. The more income streams you could develop,
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When I first started writing about FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early) in 2009, my main goal was to first survive the Global Financial Crisis. If I did, then I would find some way to permanently change my life for good. Back then, the FIRE movement was a bear market phenomenon. Plenty of people were getting
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A good net worth allocation is important to weather the consistent financial storms that tend to come every 5-10 years. The last thing you want is to have a net worth allocation mismatch with your risk tolerance and financial objectives. A savvy investor is congruent with thought and action. The right net worth allocation by
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