Choose FI over FIRE
When my friends Jonathan and Brad came up for the idea for a “FIRE” podcast, they went with the name … Read more
Truebill Review: Monitor and Slash Your Monthly Bills
When all of your bills are set up on autopay, as mine are, it’s easy to pay little to no … Read more
Why VTSAX?
The Vanguard Total Stock Market Fund, ticker symbol VTSAX, gets a lot of attention and love from authors and investors … Read more
The Sunday Best (1/17/2021)
The Sunday Best is a collection of articles I’ve curated from the furthest reaches of the internet for your reading … Read more
9 Ways to Increase Investment Returns
So you want to increase investment returns and it’s too late to buy Bitcoin and Tesla back in 2012. Lacking … Read more
How to Stretch Your Dollar While Retiring Abroad – Interesting Facts for US Expats
Have you ever watched House Hunters International, that show on HGTV where US expats shop around for the overseas retirement … Read more
A Tale of 4 Physicians: The Impact of Lifestyle on Financial Independence
In January of 2016, a week after this website was launched, I first published the original Tale of 4 Physicians. … Read more
The Sunday Best (1/10/2021)
The Sunday Best is a collection of articles I’ve curated from the furthest reaches of the internet for your reading … Read more
How to Find an Emerging Real Estate Market
Some of the best real estate investment returns in recent years have come from “18-hour cities,” emerging real estate markets … Read more
Creating Another Retirement Income Stream
What if I told you that there’s an easy way to create a healthy retirement income stream from assets well … Read more
The Sunday Best (1/3/2021)
The Sunday Best is a collection of articles I’ve curated from the furthest reaches of the internet for your reading … Read more
How Much Money Do Doctors Make? (and Why It Doesn’t Matter)
So how much money do doctors make? Well, it depends. There are large discrepancies between different specialties and even the … Read more
Vanguard Brokerage to Vanguard Charitable: How to Easily Donate Appreciated Assets
Vanguard, my preferred brokerage, has taken strides in recent years to make it very easy to donate appreciated assets. In … Read more
The Sunday Best (12/27/2020)
The Sunday Best is a collection of articles I’ve curated from the furthest reaches of the internet for your reading … Read more
From Medical Degree to Financially Free
A medical degree generally confers the ability to earn a high income. It also comes at a high cost, including … Read more
In Praise of Giving
Dr. Jim Dahle is a charitable man, and he penned the piece that follows in praise of giving. You may … Read more
Public Versus Private School for Your Kids
Public versus private school — it’s a highly-charged faceoff that is heavily influenced by our own past and biases. What … Read more
The Sunday Best (12/20/2020)
The Sunday Best is a collection of articles I’ve curated from the furthest reaches of the internet for your reading … Read more
Create Massive Leverage Through Passive Real Estate Investing
I know what you’re thinking. Massive leverage is the key ingredient in any recipe for disaster when it comes to … Read more
The PoF Portfolio: What I’m Invested in Now
After several years of quarterly updates, I stopped publishing regular updates to the PoF portfolio. My investments were basically on … Read more