I have a guest post from one of my fellow blogger, Joe from Retire by 40. Joe is good guy who also happily does his own thing. I’ve known Joe for about 14 years and we live quite similar lives. The main difference is that he was able to convince his wife to continue working […]
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Do you want to retire early with kids? I’m sorry, but it is nearly an impossible task. As a father of two children now, I look back and feel like retiring early without kids was a walk in the park in comparison. Retiring early with kids is at least three times harder than retiring without
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I delayed writing this post for a while partly because I didn’t want to recognize the formal end of my 10-year journey writing on Financial Samurai. I was also waiting for some divine inspiration to figure out what’s next. From 2018 – 2019, several potential acquirers contacted me about selling Financial Samurai. I thanked them
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How do you figure out the best way to save and invest for retirement is one of those questions that has so many different answers. But, it’s also true that some answers are better than others. For example, shoving your money under your mattress probably isn’t a good way given it might get stolen or
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The Risk Of Being Unhirable After Retiring Early Is Overblown
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The #1 benefit of retiring early is better health. I didn’t really expect this until I retired early myself and experienced much improved health. Right before I left work in 2012, I was starting to sprout grey hairs. I thought uh oh, the dam had finally broken and all my grey hairs would start coming
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I’m always in search of FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early). Even though I left work in 2012, it’s now becoming more of a struggle to stay retired now that I have two kids. It hit me the other day that I’ve got to get my act together if I plan to retire a second time
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I retired three months before my 35th birthday in 2012 and I’d like to share several lessons that have given me the option to never have to go back to a day job again. In retirement, I’ve been able to travel to over 25 new countries (60+ total), write a severance negotiation book, build a
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Congrats on your impending retirement! I retired in 2012 and have generally experienced a wonderful time since leaving my investment banking job of 13 years. In the beginning, you might not know what to do with yourself given you’ll have so much free time. But you’ll naturally find new things you enjoy to occupy your
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Plan for retirement so you can live well when you no longer can or desire to work. This post will show you how to plan for that inevitable day. The main reason why I’ve gotten more conservative with my investments is not because valuation for the S&P 500 is near an all-time high and earnings
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