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A look at what’s worked, what hasn’t and what I’d do differently from my first year retired.

Written by Adam on December 14, 2019. 27 comments.

With the rise of free trades on more and more online brokerages comes a new batch of investors learning the ropes. Th...

Written by Adam on October 29, 2019. 3 comments.

For the last three months, my main focuses have been getting outside to enjoy Utah, running a half-marathon, taking a...

Written by Adam on October 21, 2019. 10 comments.

I reserve 5% of my portfolio for speculative investing. This small slice has made for the biggest ride and the wildes...

Written by Adam on September 30, 2019. 12 comments.

I didn’t learn about the FIRE movement until I was 30 years old. If I had learned about it sooner, I might have made ...

Written by Adam on September 23, 2019. 7 comments.

In September of 2019, I spoke at FinCon 2019 in Washington, D.C. I met up with a bunch of people, had fun talking abo...

Written by Adam on September 7, 2019. 46 comments.

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. 2 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.

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.

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.