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The Case for Giving on the Road to Financial Independence
Today is “Give to the Max” day up north here in Minnesota, a perfect day to showcase a topic that is near and dear to […]
Job A Versus Job B. A Tale of Two Jobs
Let’s compare two very different jobs. For simplicity’s sake, we’ll call one Job A and the other Job B. As you will see, these jobs […]
The Sunday Best (11/11/2018)
The Sunday Best is a collection of articles I’ve curated for your reading pleasure. Expect most of the writing to be from recent weeks and […]
Top 5 Reasons Not to Ignore Social Security
Today, we bring you a Saturday Selection from The White Coat Investor, touching on a topic that I haven’t ignored — Social Security. While I […]
Refinancing for Retirement: How to Sort Out Your Student Loans
Today’s post was sent in by reader Caroline Gillard. She had read our student loan case studies, but she hadn’t seen a personal story here […]
Mainstream Media Misses the Mark on the FIRE Movement
In 2018, my third year as a FIRE blogger and four years after I first discovered the concept via a Marketwatch article, the topics on […]
The Sunday Best (11/4/2018)
The Sunday Best is a collection of articles I’ve curated for your reading pleasure. Expect most of the writing to be from recent weeks and […]
A Dirty Needle Helped This Physician Get His Finances in Order
Often, it takes a big, scary moment to make us realize we need to be better prepared for an uncertain future. Dr. Peter Kim, a.k.a. […]
Christopher Guest Post: Go Curry Cracker
Let’s give Jeremy, our friend from Go Curry Cracker, a warm welcome to the stage. In this latest rendition of the Christopher Guest Post, I’m […]
One Year of Commuting With a Modified Electrified Fortified Bike
A year ago, I had just completed the TK-421 modification of my Fortified e-bike, turning the sleek and solid 8-speed commuting bicycle into a powerful, […]
The Sunday Best (10/28/2018)
The Sunday Best is a collection of articles I’ve curated for your reading pleasure. Expect most of the writing to be from recent weeks and […]
The Concept of “Being Done” Saving for Retirement
I’ve been thinking about writing an article on the beauty of being done saving for retirement. I wonder if I came up with it on […]
On Your Path to Financial Independence, Stop and Smell the Roses
Today’s guest post comes from the young man J.D. Roth likes to refer to as the “wonderkid” Cody from Fly to FI. At 21 (he’s […]
The Marginal Value of the Backdoor Roth. Is it Worth the Trouble?
Do you earn too much to contribute directly to a Roth IRA? Well then, you, my friend, must use the backdoor. And I say “must” […]
The Sunday Best (10/21/2018)
The Sunday Best is a collection of articles I’ve curated for your reading pleasure. Expect most of the writing to be from recent weeks and […]
How to Find More Time to Get Things Done
Benjamin Franklin is credited with saying “Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.” I dug a little further […]
Giving Faceoff: Charitable Remainder Trust (CRT) versus Donor Advised Fund (DAF)
I’ve written extensively about how I use a donor advised fund to give more generously while taking advantage of the ability to reduce your taxable […]
Tax Loss Harvesting with Vanguard: A Step by Step Guide
When the stock market hiccups, as it is known to do from time to time, you may have one of several common reactions. What?!? I […]
Ether to FI: Don’t Call it Retirement (and a Net Worth Update)
What will you be up to in sixteen years? I don’t pretend to know where I’ll be or what I’ll be doing, but our friend […]
The Sunday Best (10/14/2018)
The Sunday Best is a collection of articles I’ve curated for your reading pleasure. Expect most of the writing to be from recent weeks and […]