Someone commented on my most recent Net Worth that really got me thinking about how I have continued to increase my net worth this year. First a disclaimers: I am no where near a high net worth individual. Despite being the same percentage (50%) it should be pretty obvious that getting from $1,000 to $1,500…
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In January of 2011 I started tracking my net worth, but I wasn’t comfortable putting the number out there, so I came up with a system where I calculated my net worth and made that number a zero. This way I can share my gains and loses. Thankfully since January I have only had gains…
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I can’t believe I haven’t written about my relatively new financial crush hero, well luckily he is back in the news so I have a chance to write about him now. I can tell you while I respect the standard people that are usually named, but this guy encompasses my goal and is completely unfiltered in expressing his…
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I was truly inspired last night by two Bloggers. Whenever I have a website programming problem I have my go to people, one of which is the bad ass Jesse, from Personal Finance Firewall, and as I emailed him last night but someone on Twitter responded to my complaining about the problem very quickly. That…
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Despite my hatred for Social Security it will continue to be an important part of most retirees world and way back in 2009 I discussed a social security planning opportunity that has recently been taken away by the Social Security Administration. I was shocked to discover that before December 2010 you were actually able to…
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In Ecclesiastes, the Bible tells us that “to every thing there is a season.” The season of retirement is famously a time for preservation of capital and maximization of income, not for aggressive risk-taking. Some options, like savings accounts and Certificates of Deposit, emphasize preservation of capital to the exclusion of almost all else, trading…
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