ZachAug 6, 20204 minNet Worth Update: August 5, 2020 - Uncertainly PositiveThis feels awkward to write. The world is in such a weird place right now. People are suffering, dying, jobless. Hell, I'M in an...
ZachFeb 27, 20205 minReal Estate Investment #2 Update: Fundrise after 1 yearOver 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...
ZachSep 7, 20193 minReal 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...
ZachApr 26, 20195 minNet 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...
ZachApr 22, 20193 minThe 4% rule: how to know you are financially ready to retireOne of the most common questions people first learning about financial independence ask is: "When do I know I have enough money to...
ZachApr 11, 20194 min5 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...
ZachFeb 24, 20195 minFundrise: Real Estate Experiment #2I ran into a psychological block in my investing this past year. When I checked my quarterly net-worth progress there were several...
ZachOct 4, 20182 minQuarter 2 Rebalancing: The SimplificationIt's time. Time for simplicity. Having re-read the classic JL Collins book, "The Simple Path To Wealth" for my Millionaire Teachers...
ZachAug 17, 20184 minReal Estate ExperimentIs anyone else skeptical about compound growth on index funds? Is it just me? I know that, so far, index funds have returned an average...
ZachJul 5, 20183 minInvestment Philosophy #3: A mistake and a changeOne 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...
ZachJun 5, 20182 minQuarter 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...
ZachMay 3, 20184 minInvesting 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...
ZachMar 1, 20183 minMy 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? ...
ZachFeb 25, 20184 minInvesting Philosophy: Stock/Bond Allocation and RebalancingWant 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...
ZachFeb 13, 20182 minFrom Bags to Riches - An OverviewOne of the main reasons I started this blog was to detail my journey to Financial Independence (FI). I want to record what works, what...