A lot of people have been asking, “How was the Disney Cruise?!” I told them I’d write a blog post about it soon. There’s a lot to cover, and there’s a lot I won’t cover because we just didn’t have time to do it all! Those who read my blog know I try to be … Read more
Last year, on April Fool’s Day, we paid off our mortgage. Was it foolish to pay off a 2.0% interest rate mortgage instead of investing in the stock market? Being immersed in the personal finance world, I know what the conventional wisdom says to do. Expected returns in the stock market are far greater than … Read more
Do you ever wish you weren’t stuck in your job? Do you dream of a life where you can work when you want as much (or as little) as you want? If so, FIRE may be right for you. But which type? There are many different kinds of FIRE. What is FIRE? FIRE, sometimes also … Read more
As I was playing Monopoly with my son, I realized there are some profound life and money lessons that can be learned. I used to play with my twin brother when I was young, but I see it so differently now after working as a real estate agent for almost a decade. First, let me … Read more
It’s easy to get down on ourselves when things don’t go our way. I hope this post brings some encouragement to my readers (and to myself). I’ve set many goals for myself. Some I’ve given up on and some I’ve been able to achieve, just a little late. Here are some goals I’ve set recently … Read more
Ever since we hit our goal of $1M net worth, I went from doing monthly updates to just twice a year. It was a lot of work to post monthly, and I felt like semi-annual updates would give me (and my readers) a good idea of how things are going. A few things happened in … Read more
Last month, we decided to pay off our mortgage. It wasn’t an easy decision. By the way, no, that’s that’s not a picture of our house, silly! That’s just a stock photo. I wouldn’t put a picture of our house on the internet. I only put up all of our finances for the world to … Read more
Wow, we’re at the end of 2021 already! Here is my year-end financial summary. I’m doing these financial updates twice a year now (semiannually) to keep track of my progress. This is the year we finally became millionaires (read that post here). After over 5 years of hard work and tracking that goal, we eclipsed … Read more
It’s been a couple months now since we hit the $1M net worth goal (read about it here). I decided I’m still going to track my finances, but just twice a year now. This is the 2021 mid-year financial update. I’m going to spend more time writing about other things going on in my life. … Read more
Like my catchy title? 😉 I’m following the lead of YouTuber TechLead, who uses the word “millionaire” in almost all his video titles. He has some interesting videos, and I find his dry humor amusing but also full of wisdom. After setting a goal 62 months ago to achieve a net worth of over $1,000,000, … Read more