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Well, my blog is almost three years old at this point. I did take off almost a year from writing due to my career. While I have loved the journey and where this blog has taken me I started to think some change was needed. Financial Serenity Blog I needed something that described my journey,…

I want to explain why I do a monthly net worth update.  Keep me accountable Track my journey Prove that anyone can become a millionaire Prove that FIRE works As May comes to a close we are still in a quartine situation here in San Diego. This month was mostly hanging out and getting my…

I want to explain why I do a monthly net worth update.  Keep me accountable Track my journey Prove that anyone can become a millionaire Prove that FIRE works We are still in a quartine situation here in San Diego. Mind you I still go to work every day but almost everything is closed here…

Enlisted Military As an enlisted Marine, I wish I had some sound advice in my early years in the Marine Corps for my finances. When I joined there was not really any financial training. On top of that, so many people are bad with money It’s to be expected that no one I worked with…

My Stimulus Check It’s mid-April and the COVID-19 stimulus checks are starting to hit folks accounts. I’m only getting $1,200 because we have no kids and my wife is not a citizen here and we were not married last year. But hey $1,200 is still $1,200 and there is a lot I can do with…

Stuck In Your House It’s the beginning of April and we are still in the new era of COVID-19. One of the biggest changes I have seen is that more people are quarantined to their houses. So obviously people are spending a lot more of their day at their home. I was thinking most people…

Your Friends Are Probably Not Financial Guru’s So everything and everyone has gone crazy. We are now in what is known as a bear market. I’m currently typing this post in my RV laying in bed and it’s March. I look around me and I am so grateful to be on this journey. The weather…