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Here are all 124 posts in the Personal category.
While few stories will be entirely personal, many will touch on personal moments as they relate to investing, minimalism and more. Any stories that intersect my personal life.
A thorough look back at the my past year with a focus on where my time was spent. Including major themes, travel, foo...
Written by Adam on December 31, 2018. 12 comments.
Try this exercise to help you decide what you should put your focus on. I’ve used this activity a bunch before – both...
Written by Adam on December 10, 2018. 8 comments.
December 14, 2018 was my last day working at my job of 8 years. Here’s a look at why I left and what I’m planning do ...
Written by Adam on December 3, 2018. 50 comments.
Training yourself to make good financial decisions happens one thought at a time. I consider this as “building the de...
Written by Adam on November 14, 2018. 2 comments.
How do you know if you’re spending too much time thinking about money? A certain amount of financial literacy is impo...
Written by Adam on November 7, 2018. 13 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.
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. 10 comments.
It takes a while to understand where someone is coming from – usually years of reading someone’s blog. In this post I...
Written by Adam on September 10, 2018. 17 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.
In my 20s I job-hopped quite a bit – always seeking out more interesting projects, more engaged teams, and higher pay...
Written by Adam on August 27, 2018.
A recent trip to Laos changed my view of consumption and what I need to be happy. With only a few interactions – with...
Written by Adam on August 20, 2018. 4 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. 15 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. 10 comments.
Exposure to computers from an early age helped me feel comfortable and confident when creating with them later in life.
Written by Adam on July 30, 2018. 6 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. 10 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. 3 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.
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