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The 4% states you need your yearly spending times 25 to retirement. One question I get a bunch is around the idea of ...

Written by Adam on April 26, 2018. 4 comments.

Why do you want to retire early? This question and more are key to keeping your motivation going and growing grit whi...

Written by Adam on April 19, 2018. 1 comment.

A snapshot of my finances as of April 1, 2018. We were down 1.5% for a total of -$19,120.00 for the quarter. This inc...

Written by Adam on April 16, 2018. 10 comments.

The minimalist aesthetic isn’t as cheap as it looks. There are a number hidden costs to owning fewer things. Living i...

Written by Adam on April 5, 2018. 9 comments.

For the next 3 months, I’m planning to focus on exploring Utah, monetizing Minafi and increasing traffic. Rather than...

Written by Adam on April 3, 2018. 2 comments.

What do you do with your investments after everything is optimized? It’s a hard struggle for these woke investors. Tr...

Written by Adam on April 1, 2018. 8 comments.

In a conversation between Warren Buffett and his Pilot, Buffett recommended a strategy to help prioritization that al...

Written by Adam on March 26, 2018. 5 comments.

Target retirement date funds are a great place to get started investing. They do all the hard work of figuring out wh...

Written by Adam on March 22, 2018. 16 comments.

Learning how to invest takes a lot of research. One way to get up to speed fast is to learn from others mistakes. Luc...

Written by Adam on March 19, 2018. 3 comments.

I grew up in a house. After a few years in college in apartments, I quickly moved into a house after graduation. I th...

Written by Adam on March 5, 2018. 24 comments.

Tracking your asset allocation can help understand the difference between your target asset allocation and your curre...

Written by Adam on February 22, 2018. 2 comments.

A few months after I graduated college my mom passed away. That led to a complicated estate and inheritance legal cas...

Written by Adam on February 19, 2018. 32 comments.

Step by step walkthrough of how to perform a Backdoor Roth IRA conversion on Vanguard with screenshots of each step. ...

Written by Adam on February 5, 2018. 34 comments.

For January 2018, my goals were to focus on turning the Minimal Investor Email Course into a full course that provide...

Written by Adam on January 31, 2018.

It’s easy for paper clutter to pile up. Reducing it can be a lot of work, especially if you want to do it yourself. O...

Written by Adam on January 29, 2018. 11 comments.

With the rise of Bitcoin, it can look like everyone is getting rich. Speculative investing isn’t a new thing, but if ...

Written by Adam on January 26, 2018. 15 comments.

How do you decide between a Roth IRA and a Traditional IRA? In this guide, we’ll go over all the reasons why you migh...

Written by Adam on January 22, 2018. 26 comments.

After more than a decade investing, I decided to read The Simple Path to Wealth. It’s a welcome and refreshing introd...

Written by Adam on January 19, 2018. 8 comments.

Try this exercise to reduce your kitchen clutter to only what you need – and what you can fit in your dishwasher.

Written by Adam on January 17, 2018. 10 comments.

A snapshot of my finances as of January 1, 2018. We were up 12.2% for a total of +$133,765.50 for the quarter. This i...

Written by Adam on January 15, 2018. 14 comments.