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Some of the top themes for this year were growing closer with friends, knee surgery & recovery, loss, Hardcover and f...

Written by Adam on January 1, 2023. 7 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.

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.

For the first time in our lives, we traveled with a guide and a schedule to Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. The cost of t...

Written by Adam on August 6, 2018. 36 comments.

What do you want your life to be? One way to understand that is to create a list of the 101 things that you want to s...

Written by Adam on May 28, 2018. 10 comments.

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.

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.

You don’t need to be a master to accomplish your goals. Spending all of your time perfecting one aspect can hold you ...

Written by Adam on April 23, 2018. 2 comments.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

My approach to slim my down bags, backpacks and luggage is easy – only keep one bag + anything that you can fit insid...

Written by Adam on July 8, 2017. 1 comment.

Why I’m talking about FI, what my goals are and what it means for my current lifestyle. Instead of being about leavin...

Written by Adam on July 4, 2017. 17 comments.

401k, IRA, Roth IRA, Brokerage – there are so many types of accounts! In this post, you’ll learn how do you choose be...

Written by Adam on July 2, 2017. 5 comments.

For this month, I’m focusing on blogging, clearing some house chores and escalating my workout schedule.

Written by Adam on July 1, 2017. 1 comment.