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People use the terms “fire”, “lean fire” and “fat fire” all the time – but what do they mean? In this data-driven pos...

Written by Adam on May 14, 2018. 22 comments.

What is your path to early retirement? Having a set goal is one thing, but designing a life with an irresistible stai...

Written by Adam on May 7, 2018. 7 comments.

The salary difference between men and women has been studied in many different times in many different fields. In eac...

Written by Adam on April 30, 2018. 28 comments.

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. 10 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.