Category: Minafi

When I was 26 I left my first job. It had a 401k that I had been contributing to since I started. Being the responsib...

Written by Adam on October 29, 2018. 9 comments.

The last decade has seen a spike in attention towards living simply. As our lives are more and more complicated with ...

Written by Adam on October 22, 2018. 8 comments.

A rundown on my investments, spending and finances over the last quarter. My investments were down 0.91% while my net...

Written by Adam on October 15, 2018. 13 comments.

I’ve never considered myself a “morning person”. I’ll go to sleep after midnight and wake up after snoozing until the...

Written by Adam on October 8, 2018. 2 comments.

FinCon 2018 was held September 26-29 in Orlando, Florida – and was a lot of fun! This post details why should and sho...

Written by Adam on October 1, 2018. 26 comments.

Unlike regular paychecks, bonuses are taxed at a different rate. If you understand how they’re taxed you can take adv...

Written by Adam on September 24, 2018. 4 comments.

We bought a new car for $6,000! Well, that was the price after trading in our existing cars. Here’s a look at how we ...

Written by Adam on September 17, 2018. 11 comments.

I’m always interested to hear how other people are minimizing their tax liability after retirement. Here is my person...

Written by Adam on September 3, 2018. 22 comments.

Dividends may seem like a free money, but if you’re not prepared for it you’ll be caught with an unexpected tax-burde...

Written by Adam on August 13, 2018. 17 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.

Every quarter I analyze my investments, share my net worth and assets with the world. This was a crazy quarter. My in...

Written by Adam on July 23, 2018. 12 comments.

What would you do if you could plan out every minute of every day? Would you schedule activities, leisure or work? I ...

Written by Adam on July 16, 2018. 4 comments.

Each quarter I lay out a bunch of goals I want to tackle. For this quarter, I’m aiming to get healthy, write a book a...

Written by Adam on July 9, 2018. 1 comment.

In Q2 I set very ambitious goals – explore Utah, be healthy, make money, draw more visitors to Minafi. In retrospect,...

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

ESPPs, or “Employee Stock Purchase Plans” can be one of the most lucrative benefits offered to employees – if they’re...

Written by Adam on June 25, 2018. 19 comments.

Minafi.com was launched about a year ago, but like all stories, Minafi’s starts in the middle. Here is the background...

Written by Adam on June 21, 2018. 8 comments.

What if I told you that you could sell your used car for $150,000? We recently sold our second car, going to a one-ca...

Written by Adam on June 18, 2018. 9 comments.

If you want to achieve financial independence earlier in life, there’s a lot to know! Budgeting, investing, tax-strat...

Written by Adam on June 11, 2018. 4 comments.

If you received $1 million tomorrow, what would you do? How will taxes work? How much should you save from it? Will t...

Written by Adam on June 4, 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.