Editor’s Note: I usually put an indication at the end of a post whether it is a guest post, however, considering the title I felt like notice should be moved up. This was a guest post from Corey at Passive Income to Retire, where he tracks his progress to retire by the age of 27. In… Continue Reading
Early Extreme Retirement Loses Its Biggest Proponent
A little over a year ago I wrote about my problems with a personal finance trend commonly referred to as “Early Retirement Extreme.” It still remains a pretty popular post with a few comments from the movement’s most popular proponent, Jacob Lund Fisker. Within that post and the subsequent 50+ comments I laid out the… Continue Reading
Calculating Possible Future Housing Expenses
The Wife and I have been giving serious thought to listing our house after the new year, and it was in the course of a recent discussion that The Wife told me she just wanted to know the “bottom line” in terms of future housing costs. Her concern is that an upgrade to our current… Continue Reading
Affording the Costs of Living
I’ll readily admit that I think about money a lot. Not just money, but a variety of factors that involve money, including savings, bargains, investments and general frugality. It’s not as if simply driving by a billboard showcasing a glittering black diamond engagement ring causes me to involuntarily pull over and search for good deals… Continue Reading
Unequal Distribution to Heirs
I was working on an interesting estate planning case today and I thought I would get people’s opinion on the subject. At the end of the day this client wants to leave his assets in an unequal distribution schedule to his three children wherein one of the children will receive the lion’s share of the… Continue Reading
The Value of Earning a Side Income
I never appreciated the value of a side income until I started earning one. Before I started blogging, all my income came through a regular job lost most people. But when my blog started making a little money, we kept the cash separate from our monthly budget. We gave some to charity, which was very… Continue Reading
