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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…

Today I had the opportunity to interview Doug from Drop Out and Retire Early. Doug has had some amazing accomplishments and lives a very interesting life. He retired at 39 after dropping out of high school and is now 46. Well, let’s get right into the interview. 1. TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF, AGE, FAMILY DEMOGRAPHICS, CAREER,…

Today’s post is contributed by Amy Nickson, a passionate writer on finance. Amy is a professional blogger whom has started her own blog and also works as a contributor for the Oak View Law Group. Please share your opinions by commenting below. 11 Ways you can get out of holiday-debt blues Most of the people…

As the year comes to an end I believe it is time to see just how good my investments performed. Who else would not want to do this for fun right? Maybe I’m just a nerd but I really enjoy writing and crunching numbers especially my own numbers. Let’s get right on down to the dirty numbers!…