In April of 2021, we set up an interesting experiment by investing $10K that we had sitting in cash. We put it into five $2K stocks / ETFs that we thought would be worthwhile investments over the next 12 months. … Read More
Do you have cash stashed away somewhere that you’ve been hesitant about or unsure what to do with? Maybe you have a random savings, checking, or money market account that you forgot about. For us, that would be $10K that’s … Read More
For our ancient ancestors fire meant life, but it was difficult to create and even harder to maintain. In today’s world, FIRE can be equally as elusive, but we are not talking about building a literal fire for food and … Read More
For many young investors, and those new to the FIRE movement, the stock market may seem like an easy way to significantly grow your money. If you started investing after 2009, then you only know about bull markets (or increasing … Read More
Sure, my wife, Allison, and I were able to retire in our early 40s. And yes, that was a pretty big accomplishment for us (and anyone, really). We were working toward retirement by our mid-50s, so we were pleasantly surprised … Read More
In the world of personal finance, you’ll find a number of written and unwritten “rules” about saving, investing, debt, retirement, etc. While much of the conventional wisdom can be very helpful (i.e. “don’t take on too much high interest debt”), … Read More
Unless you’ve been living in a cave for the past couple years, you know all about the stock market soaring into the stratosphere. Hopefully you’re invested in the market and have enjoyed the wild run-up in values. As I write … Read More