First I want to make sure I am clear here. I am not a financial advisor nor am I some investing guru. I’m not telling anyone what to invest in nor am I guaranteeing anyone a certain return in this write-up. I just have been asked a few time what am I invested in and could…

Today we have a guest post from Gloria Martinez. I encourage everyone to check out her website at womenled.org. Top Tips for Giving Your Personal Finances a Spring Refresher Spring is often thought of as a time of refreshment and renewal. We clean our homes, rethink our lifestyles, and resolve to be healthier. Why not include…

Well, April has been what I call a blah month for the most part. Been super busy at work and have been super sick. I have not written as much as I would like to ether. Overall my finances have been on track this month. I also had the opportunity to do something I love…

March I saw a huge drop in my net worth. Again this has not phased me one bit. Instead of letting something I can’t control affect me I went out exploring. I try to only focus on things that I can control. I can’t control how my investments can do. I can only control my…

Today I had the opportunity to interview Nadia. Nadia has had some amazing accomplishments and lives a very interesting life. She has made some great choices and now is reaping the benefits. Let’s now get into the good stuff. 1. TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF, AGE, FAMILY DEMOGRAPHICS, CAREER, INCOME. Nadia, 29, married with no kids, husband…

Well as for February my finances saw a bit of a drop. This is due to we had an official correction which was a 10% drop in the market. What was interesting about this to me was this was my first one since really tracking my finances and investing religiously. So it was cool to me…

Hit another milestone recently in the Financial Independence (FI) world! I am now 20% of the way to the number I need to stop working and pursue passions indefinitely.  It is such a freeing and uplifting feeling knowing this It’s hard to describe. So just how much do I need to achieve this task? I…

This is one hell of a way to start a new year! I have finally broken a huge miles stone that I have worked hard to achieve. Combine a good savings rate with a great market and you get incredible results. If only I knew this about 9 years ago. Income                       This month I made…

So there I was starting to go through my stuff in my house over the past few weeks. I had decided I wanted to try to declutter and donate or sell things that I really was not using or just did not value anymore. If you have never done this I highly encourage you to try…