When I was a young child, I counted the years until I was free of the treachery of school. I added up all the middle school years ahead of me, then the high school and finally college. It seems like an infinity waiting until the days that I would become […]
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I’m a lazy real estate investor. Sure, I own a home, but I don’t want to deal with fixing toilets or collecting rent. I’m guessing you don’t want to deal with that crap either (pun intended). Lucky for us there are a couple options that will give us the returns […]
As of the time of this writing, my wife and I have saved and invested half of a million dollars in just under six years. To be clear we’re already millionaires, but in 2015 we opened a brokerage account that would be used to fund our very early retirements and […]
Skill arbitrage is all about using your skills to find a seemingly uncorrelated job that makes more money than your typically career path. Very few people across all industries actually work in their college field of study. Many of them have discovered how their skills translate into real world jobs […]
Haven’t you heard the news? The fire movement is officially dead! That’s right, pack your bags, shave that mustache, and head back to your home office to start those Zoom interviews. Or maybe not… Fire was born from the forge of divergence. We spend differently, save differently, and live differently. […]
Growth and FIRE Progress 2019 was a major year of growth for me, both financially and professionally and I’m just under a year away from my FIRE date (2021). I’ve spent this year saving money, and growing my investment income. I also discovered how much I enjoy travel, and did […]
I love credit cards, or more precisely, the cash back that they give me. I’ve got three of them. This seems to be the magic number for me, but your mileage may vary. Before I continue with telling you the cards I use, let’s talk about safety. Credit cards, like […]