Dealing with the death of a loved one is never a fun thing. And even worse is when you unexpectedly have to plan for that person’s funeral and manage their estate. A few weeks ago, my wife and I lost one of our parents. It was actually a little over 2 years ago that we […]
Continue ReadingOver the past few weeks, my wife and I have been going through the fun of managing the estate of one of our deceased parents. This parent was widowed over two years ago, so when they recently passed away, we became the executor of their estate. When I say “we”, I really mean that one […]
Continue ReadingOne of my favorite personal finance tasks each month is to publish our monthly dividend income report. My wife and I have been building this passive income stream slowly for the past 10+ years. In that time, we have seen sustainable growth and have plans one day to use this income stream to cover 50% […]
Continue ReadingAt the end of every month, we publish an update to our net worth. These monthly net worth updates help us keep track of our assets such as – investments (stocks and bonds), cash, and even the value of our home. It also helps us track how we are paying down our debt every month […]
Continue ReadingNow that our income tax returns have been filed for 2018 (both federal and state), I wanted to share a brief follow up about our results. Almost exactly one year ago, I published an article called – How Tax Optimization Will Save Us Thousands of Dollars as Our Income Grows. In this article I shared […]
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