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    Net Worth Update: August 5, 2020 - Uncertainly Positive
    Zach
    • Aug 6, 2020
    • 4 min

    Net Worth Update: August 5, 2020 - Uncertainly Positive

    This feels awkward to write. The world is in such a weird place right now. People are suffering, dying, jobless. Hell, I'M in an...
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    Real Estate Investment #2 Update: Fundrise after 1 year
    Zach
    • Feb 27, 2020
    • 5 min

    Real Estate Investment #2 Update: Fundrise after 1 year

    Over a year ago, I felt like I needed a real estate asset that wasn't correlated to the stock market. So, when the stock market went...
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    Real Estate Experiment 1: UP 19.2%
    Zach
    • Sep 7, 2019
    • 3 min

    Real Estate Experiment 1: UP 19.2%

    Last year, I determined that I wanted to invest in Real Estate, but that buying physical real estate was not feasible due to being far...
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    Net Worth Wowza!
    Zach
    • Apr 26, 2019
    • 5 min

    Net Worth Wowza!

    For the first time, I've really felt the elation (and had the numbers to back it up), that my money is actually working for me. And not...
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    The 4% rule: how to know you are financially ready to retire
    Zach
    • Apr 22, 2019
    • 3 min

    The 4% rule: how to know you are financially ready to retire

    One of the most common questions people first learning about financial independence ask is: "When do I know I have enough money to...
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    5 Reasons We Are Bad At Managing Money - And 5 Solutions
    Zach
    • Apr 11, 2019
    • 4 min

    5 Reasons We Are Bad At Managing Money - And 5 Solutions

    “Money, I don’t know where it goes! On payday I have money, then, far too quickly, it’s just… GONE! I feel trapped in this endless cycle...
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    Fundrise: Real Estate Experiment #2
    Zach
    • Feb 24, 2019
    • 5 min

    Fundrise: Real Estate Experiment #2

    I ran into a psychological block in my investing this past year. When I checked my quarterly net-worth progress there were several...
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    Quarter 2 Rebalancing: The Simplification
    Zach
    • Oct 4, 2018
    • 2 min

    Quarter 2 Rebalancing: The Simplification

    It's time. Time for simplicity. Having re-read the classic JL Collins book, "The Simple Path To Wealth" for my Millionaire Teachers...
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    Real Estate Experiment
    Zach
    • Aug 17, 2018
    • 4 min

    Real Estate Experiment

    Is anyone else skeptical about compound growth on index funds? Is it just me? I know that, so far, index funds have returned an average...
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    Investment Philosophy #3: A mistake and a change
    Zach
    • Jul 5, 2018
    • 3 min

    Investment Philosophy #3: A mistake and a change

    One of the main reasons for this blog is to document, warts and all, my financial journey. Today will be about a small wart that was...
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    Quarter 2 "Re-balancing": That Was Easy!
    Zach
    • Jun 5, 2018
    • 2 min

    Quarter 2 "Re-balancing": That Was Easy!

    On March 1, I added about $12,000 to my investments, and worked out how I could do that to maintain my desired 80/20 stock/bond split. I...
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    Investing Philosophy Part 2: Which Index Funds?
    Zach
    • May 3, 2018
    • 4 min

    Investing Philosophy Part 2: Which Index Funds?

    UPDATE: I have gone against this reasoning and gone with VTI. Read this for a breakdown and charts and stuff! Back in February, I laid...
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    My First Quarterly Rebalancing!
    Zach
    • Mar 1, 2018
    • 3 min

    My First Quarterly Rebalancing!

    You've been investing for a bit, you have more money that you've saved to put into your account, and it's time to Rebalance! Now what? ...
    207 views2 comments
    Investing Philosophy: Stock/Bond Allocation and Rebalancing
    Zach
    • Feb 25, 2018
    • 4 min

    Investing Philosophy: Stock/Bond Allocation and Rebalancing

    Want to figure out how many stocks and how many bonds to buy? How about when you should buy them? In this post I will detail my own...
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    From Bags to Riches - An Overview
    Zach
    • Feb 13, 2018
    • 2 min

    From Bags to Riches - An Overview

    One of the main reasons I started this blog was to detail my journey to Financial Independence (FI). I want to record what works, what...
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