Category: Personal Finance

Time for a major life change.

Written by Adam on March 16, 2025. 1 comment.

Your FIRE number is often calculated by multiplying your expenses by 25. That’s the amount of after-tax money you nee...

Written by Adam on April 18, 2021. 17 comments.

It’s rough to get started, but once you know the best practices and questions to ask you’ll be on track to invest con...

Written by Adam on April 11, 2021. 6 comments.

It’s rough to get started, but once you know the best practices and questions to ask you’ll be on track to invest con...

Written by Adam on April 11, 2021. 6 comments.

For this week I’m publishing an article by my friend Matt Caranante from Value Nomad (which is a cool site name btw)....

Written by Adam on April 2, 2021.

Are you one of the millions of Americans who are currently rethinking their finances? If you want to reset and reeval...

Written by Adam on March 28, 2021. 8 comments.

Love it or hate it, Facebook is large enough to be its own country. If you’re trying to make money online, you’ll eve...

Written by Adam on March 26, 2021.

Rather than relying on others to create tools to track your finances – create your own! Here’s a look at what I track...

Written by Adam on March 21, 2021. 32 comments.

Investing for retirement means having a diversified portfolio in many different sectors of the stock market. This req...

Written by Adam on March 14, 2021.

An interactive guide to figuring out which accounts you should use, and how much to invest in each, for retirement.

Written by Adam on September 21, 2020. 9 comments.

An interactive guide to figuring out which accounts you should use, and how much to invest in each, for retirement.

Written by Adam on September 21, 2020. 9 comments.

Accessing a 401(k), IRA or Roth IRA early can lead to a 10% early withdrawal penalty. With a little planning you can ...

Written by Adam on June 29, 2020. 11 comments.

The FIRE movement isn’t based on a consistently rising market. For most it’s based on long-term trends, personal flex...

Written by Adam on April 13, 2020. 24 comments.

Trying to stay calm or happy in the face of major news events is struggle. Here’s a look at how I handle new anxiety ...

Written by Adam on March 16, 2020. 5 comments.

Trying to stay calm or happy in the face of major news events is struggle. Here’s a look at how I handle new anxiety ...

Written by Adam on March 16, 2020. 5 comments.

The FIRE Matrix is a way of mapping your progress to Financial Independence taking into account your savings rate and...

Written by Adam on February 17, 2020. 13 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.

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.

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.

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.