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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 … Read more
Leif Dahleen
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 … Read more
Christopher Guest Post: Early Retirement Dude
Today’s guest needs no introduction from regular readers of this website. The Early Retirement Dude has been featured numerous times … Read more
2018 Q3 PoF Portfolio, Spending, and Blog Performance Update
With another quarter in the books, it’s time for a quarterly update on my investment portfolio, family spending, and blog … Read more
The Sunday Best (10/7/2018)
The Sunday Best is a collection of articles I’ve curated for your reading pleasure. Expect most of the writing to … Read more
Retired Not Retired
Now that my quote-unquote “retirement” has arrived — I left my job as an anesthesiologist in August of 2019 — … Read more
The Sunday Best (9/30/2018)
The Sunday Best is a collection of articles I’ve curated for your reading pleasure. Expect most of the writing to … Read more
Who Cares? Why Write About It?
My friend John wrote an article detailing his spending for one random week in his life. This daily ledger wasn’t … Read more
The Sunday Best (9/23/2018)
The Sunday Best is a collection of articles I’ve curated for your reading pleasure. Expect most of the writing to … Read more
Should You Try to Spend Less or Earn More?
Our Saturday Selection from Passive Income MD presents a choice: Is it better to focus more on reducing your spending … Read more
Christopher Guest Post: Abandoned Cubicle
A week ago, I harvested a nice collection of cascade and centennial hops that grow splendidly on the south side … Read more
The Sunday Best (9/16/2018)
The Sunday Best is a collection of articles I’ve curated for your reading pleasure. Expect most of the writing to … Read more
The Sunday Best (9/9/2018)
The Sunday Best is a collection of articles I’ve curated for your reading pleasure. Expect most of the writing to … Read more
The Sunday Best (9/2/2018)
The Sunday Best is a collection of articles I’ve curated for your reading pleasure. Expect most of the writing to … Read more
Christopher Guest Post: Apathy Ends
I’d like to introduce you to a friend of mine in the personal finance community who writes at the site … Read more
Buying a $3 Million Umbrella Insurance Policy for $170 Per Year
Not long ago, a somewhat wealthy friend of mine realized he had done a knockout job earning money and hanging … Read more
The Sunday Best (8/26/2018)
The Sunday Best is a collection of articles I’ve curated for your reading pleasure. Expect most of the writing to … Read more
The Sunday Best (8/19/2018)
The Sunday Best is a collection of articles I’ve curated for your reading pleasure. Expect most of the writing to … Read more
Your Money or Your Life? Both, Please.
The 1992 book Your Money or Your Life by Vicki Robin and Joe Dominguez (a.k.a. YMOYL) is considered by many … Read more
The Sunday Best (8/12/2018)
The Sunday Best is a collection of articles I’ve curated for your reading pleasure. Expect most of the writing to … Read more