The Race to FIRE - Financial Independence, Retire Early
It’s true. That morning chatfest where 5 (somewhat opinionated) ladies discuss Hot Topics saved us over $15,000! It was the most productive hour I’ve ever spent watching TV. And certainly the most lucrative. In the fall of 2010, self-proclaimed “America’s Money Answers Man,” Jordan Goodman,…
This post is an update to Running with the Dogs (of the Dow), originally published on October 11, 2017. In January 2017, we were looking at several investment options for the proceeds from a house sale. Our primary goal for this investment was to…
The typical American family lives in a home worth $250K with a 30-year mortgage. On average, they live in the home for 9 years. After 9 years of mortgage payments, 50% of the interest has been paid, but less than 20% of the principal has…
As I was cleaning out our refrigerator this past weekend, it struck me that this task is a lot like rebalancing our investments. In our fridge, we have the staples, the leftovers, things that have gone bad, too much of certain items and stuff that…