Yesterday, I wrote a post about my withdrawal strategies and there were some comments about Roth IRA conversions that have me reconsidering my strategy: The Physician on FIRE and Done by Forty echo this strategy: I had mentioned that one of my goals was to draw down 401(k) accounts before age 72 to reduce the […]
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Money Withdrawal Strategies (Keeping The Tax Man Away)
Money is a precious resource that must not be wasted. It isn’t easy to collect those dollars, so they should be saved, invested, and spent with maximum efficiency and thoughtfulness. Between investing and spending comes withdrawals. Since most of us have money tied up in multiple accounts, it makes sense to take money out strategically […]
10 Questions With Best Interest
Today’s edition of 10 Questions features Jesse from Best Interest. Jesse is a pretty interesting person. He lives on Hoth (almost) and has a pretty cool job. Regarding the latter, he’s a space engineer and I’m extremely biased in favor of all things related to starts, rockets, telescopes, etc. Take it away Jesse! Hello! I’m […]
August Performance Update Day 2789 (Up $311,000!): Tesla Getcha!
My main goal* was to build an investment and cash portfolio of $1,120,000* ($1,000,000 to retire on and $120,000 to pay off the house) in 1500 days**, starting from 1/1/2013 and ending in February of 2017. I made my goal in 2016, my 1500 Days are over, and I’ve left my job. In the interest of openness, I’ll continue to share […]
10 Questions With Financial Freedom Countdown
Today’s 10 Questions features Financial Freedom Countdown. I’m a sucker for rags to riches stories and FFC has a pretty great one. He came to the United States with $1,000 and became financially independent in 12 years. Inspiring. There are approximately 476,492,292,928 personal finance blogs last time I checked. Why should we read yours? Very […]
Live-In Flip Update: 9 Months In
We moved into our latest home in November of 2019. The home is a dated, split-level with 1970s paneling, ugly wallpaper, carpet everywhere, and snot yellow walls. Fun!: Oh, throw in some cigarette stench and a dilapidated pool. This is the home only a flipper can love. But that’s what I am, so we bought […]
Ask The Readers: How Are You Doing?
So, this conversation has happened at least five times in the past two weeks including yesterday (Sunday). I’ll be building something and then I come into the house to pee or get a drink of water and then The Wife sees me: Mindy: Is that blood on your <insert one or more: lip, arm, leg, […]
Performance Update (Day 2768): What The Tech?
My main goal* was to build an investment and cash portfolio of $1,120,000* ($1,000,000 to retire on and $120,000 to pay off the house) in 1500 days**, starting from 1/1/2013 and ending in February of 2017. I made my goal in 2016, my 1500 Days are over, and I’ve left my job. In the interest of openness, I’ll continue to share […]
10 Questions With Saved By The Cents
After a very long break, 10 Questions is back with Ben from Saved By The Cents. Take it away Ben! Hi, 1500 Days readers! I am Ben, and I blog over at Saved By The Cents. Our motto is to help make money count. I am not sure I’d be able to follow the work […]
Juggernauts, Jargonauts, And Jabberwock -or- How I Got Rich With Big Tech
A reader sent me this email recently: Dude, your net worth has gone up crazy high in a short amount of time. Are you making this stuff up? Nope, it’s all true. Big Tech Tantrums 2020 has been a hell of a year for the portfolio. We’re up about $600,000. and last Thursday, our net […]
Performance Update (Day 2738): Where Do We Go From Here?
My main goal* was to build an investment and cash portfolio of $1,120,000* ($1,000,000 to retire on and $120,000 to pay off the house) in 1500 days**, starting from 1/1/2013 and ending in February of 2017. I made my goal in 2016, my 1500 Days are over, and I’ve left my job. In the interest of openness, I’ll continue to share […]
3+ Years Of FIRE: Reflections On Home School Hell, Happiness, And Death
So never say never,The pain from the past makes the pleasure way better.You gotta feel the lowest lows to get the highest highs,Blow your nose, dry your eyes.Open roads waiting and its time to drive,Isn’t it scenic after? -Wax (Limousine) 7/17, 5:30am: I’m lying in bed thinking that I quit my job over 3 years […]
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This blog has taken a lot of twists and turns over the years. However, it has served one semi-secret, self-serving purpose. And that purpose is to help me. The keyboard is where I go to sort out thoughts. Forcing myself to translate my thoughts into words forces my brain to slow down and think. I’ll […]
Performance Update (Day 2708): Velociraptors And Viruses
My main goal* was to build an investment and cash portfolio of $1,120,000* ($1,000,000 to retire on and $120,000 to pay off the house) in 1500 days**, starting from 1/1/2013 and ending in February of 2017. I made my goal in 2016, my 1500 Days are over, and I’ve left my job. In the interest of openness, I’ll continue to share […]
What I Wish I Knew
This week, I’m going to talk to University of Colorado Boulder students and this post is written for them. If you’re not a CU student, please click away now. Just kidding. Students! I know that your teacher has covered the basics of money management and investing, so I’ve gone light on those topics. And while […]