Helping Family with Financial Issues
Back in August of last year I published a rant post about co-signing for friends or family on loans. Okay, it was a rant, and going through the details of what went down the time I tried to help my dad out, got me all fired up. By the end of the post I was […]
Financial Engineering Your Mortgage For Better Than Market Returns
A while back a fellow blogger and friend of mine, Mr. 1500 or 1500days.com, wrote a piece on whether you should pay your mortgage off early or not. I don’t disagree with his logic as it makes perfect sense. However, like many things in personal finance, I have a hard time with absolutes. Instead “it […]
Monthly Goal Check-in #8 – @ 9/1/2016
Well, it feels like I fell asleep on January 1st and woke up in September. Can you believe that 8 months are already gone? FOREVER. Like money, time can also be so very fleeting. The unfortunate truth is that by now, most people have already given up on their goals, and that makes me sad ( […]
August 2016 – Detailed Financial Report #20 – Net Worth $432,743 [+36.2% for 2016 YTD]
GYFG here checking in for the August monthly financial report. If you have been reading these reports for a while you will notice that I introduce each month with the same intro month after month. I do this for two reasons; a) for the newbies to the site (which make up about 50% of the sites […]
How I Plan to Increase My Annual Income to $600,000
As long time readers, many of you have picked up on the fact that I am a big believer in setting goals and long term visions. This is exactly why I share my annual goals and monthly progress in achieving those goals. It’s also why I shared my own blueprint in achieving a net worth […]
[Guest Post] The Future Of Bonds and Their Place (or not) in A Portfolio
Hi, I’m Xyz from FinancialPath, working until 65 is nothing I could dream of and with a solid plan, my path to financial independence at 35 is clear. With the power of compound interest and a high savings rate, I am confident that I can achieve financial independence and early retirement within 10 years. I currently save over 50% of […]
Monthly Goal Check-in #7 – @ 8/1/2016
As I write this monthly goal check-in we are officially 214 days into 2016 (or ~59% complete). Most people started the year off strong with their New Year’s resolutions for 2016. Well, at least the 45% of people who actually set New Year’s resolutions (US based statistics). The low participation rate isn’t even the worst news, […]
2 Years of Blogging – 200,000 Pageviews – $4,000 in Revenue – And More…
It really doesn’t seem possible that it has already been two years. I was in a very different place and mindset two years ago when I started this blog, oh how much you can grow and learn in such a short period of time. Believe it or not, through sharing and self-reflection, this blog has […]
Blueprint to a $10M Net Worth [Updated]
It was 18 months ago as of this writing that I first published my very rough plan to achieve a Net Worth of $10M and $50,000/month in income. When you put together such an ambitious plan that stretches over a 20 year period, you have to expect things to evolve. This post is my attempt to […]
