PeerStreet – $0 to $77,089.49 in 5 Months
I wrote about PeerStreet for the first time back in March of 2017 after I had been invited to visit their HQ and interview their founders. Since then I have aggressively grown my investment accounts with them in a little less than five months. I want to take a deeper dive into the platform and […]
[Guest Post] Readers Experience Investing in Real Estate on Crowdfunding Platforms
Today a reader takes control of the GYFG keyboard and shares his experience investing in real estate through various platforms, including my favorite PeerStreet (my $80,000 portfolio will be revealed in about two weeks). RadCrowd as he goes by online, has some great takeaways, so be sure to read entire post. By RadCrowd My journey into real estate crowdfunding […]
My Dog’s Perspective on Frugality, Fun, & Finance
Do you ever realize how happy your dog is just being “present?” I think we could all learn a thing or two observing how a dog takes time to smell the roses (among other things). I often wonder what is going on in my dog’s mind. My wife and I will even go so far […]
June 2017 – Detailed Financial Report #30 – Net Worth $571,210 | Income $31,672
GYFG here checking in for the June 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 […]
Passive Income – We Need $120,000 To Cover Our Living Expenses – Where Are We And How Do We Get There?
Late last year I shared a post with you guys on increasing the GYFG household income to $600,000 annually, and in that post there were two concerns that I said I wanted to start addressing in 2017: Concentration Risk – In 2016, approximately $27,000 of the $340,000 that we earned came from passive sources (or about […]
[Guest Post] Crowdfunding real estate investments – yes it exists!
I have recently become pretty obsessed with online real estate crowdfunding, so when Marcel reached out to me to share a post on the topic with the GYFG community, I immediately agreed. This is a very basic overview of this blossoming investment class, and be on the look out for a full run down of […]
10 Guidelines to Financial Independence in 10-20 Years
Below is a guest post that I did for Mr. 1500 over at 1500days. I am excited to share that at the time, it was his most popular guest post he had ever shared with his community. It got picked up by RockStartFinance as well. Who wants to be a millionaire? Come on…don’t be shy…raise your hand. […]
May 2017 – Detailed Financial Report #29 – Net Worth $558,202 | Income $23,452
GYFG here checking in for the May 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 […]
Don’t Get So Consumed Building Wealth That You Forget To Build A Life
I was recently crafting an interview post for the great and magnificent Physician on Fire, when I was reminded of a core belief that I had lost sight of recently. It’s crucial that everyone in pursuit of Financial Freedom pause and reflect on the following: Don’t get so consumed building wealth that you forget to […]
