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One of my 4 pillars of investing is understanding diversification and the role it plays in asset allocation. This pos...

Written by Adam on September 2, 2019. 4 comments.

If you were cooped up inside, what would fill your time? Is it the same things that you would lean on as a kid?

Written by Adam on August 19, 2019. 9 comments.

What are the 118 topics that everyone learning about FIRE should know about? These are the subjects that stand out as...

Written by Adam on July 29, 2019. 29 comments.

Investing in a 401(k) account can be scary. There’s a lot to learn and countless decisions that have to be made just ...

Written by Adam on July 22, 2019. 11 comments.

Fernweh is a German word that roughly translates into “farsickness” or wanterlust. It’s a longing for unseen places a...

Written by Adam on July 15, 2019. 6 comments.

For June, I saw my investments shoot up another $68,000, hiked a few more difficult trails around Utah, ran a half ma...

Written by Adam on July 8, 2019. 12 comments.

If you were to split up your financial life into phases, what would they be? Here are the four phases that have made ...

Written by Adam on June 24, 2019. 6 comments.

I left my job 6 months ago. Since then I’ve been exploring Utah and attempting to balance ambition with physical and ...

Written by Adam on June 17, 2019. 10 comments.

There are many paths to retirement – from being born into wealth to never retiring. Where do you fall on the spectrum?

Written by Adam on June 10, 2019. 6 comments.

May was a fantastic month with a focus on spending time outdoors, camping and hiking.

Written by Adam on June 3, 2019. 3 comments.

Use these calculators to solve for exponential growth. There’s 4 different calculators, allowing you to provide any v...

Written by Adam on May 27, 2019.

Follow this guide to perform a security audit and protect your accounts from the latest ways thieves are using to gai...

Written by Adam on May 23, 2019. 4 comments.

My mom passed away when I was 23, yet through an odd series of events she gave me birthday present 9 months after her...

Written by Adam on May 20, 2019. 4 comments.

Mint and YNAB are two of the best options for budgeting, yet they are completely different in the focus and usage. Wh...

Written by Adam on May 16, 2019. 12 comments.

After 6 months of creating my own schedule, I look back at how it compares with my expected year laid out a year ago.

Written by Adam on May 13, 2019. 8 comments.

I spent the first full month of spring running outside, hiking, revamping Minafi and developing a morning schedule.

Written by Adam on May 6, 2019. 7 comments.

The new version of Minafi includes free courses on investing, a community directory, a growing glossary of terms, the...

Written by Adam on April 29, 2019. 2 comments.

Cal Newport’s latest book, Digital Minimalism, focuses on how to live a healthy life and coexist with modern day dist...

Written by Adam on April 22, 2019. 9 comments.

For March, we spent a long weekend in Las Vegas, started a marathon training program, spent a little over $7k and saw...

Written by Adam on April 8, 2019. 8 comments.

Finally, it’s time to reveal the real reason I moved across the country and left my job. It’s a big day, and I’m exci...

Written by Adam on April 1, 2019. 2 comments.