I officially feel old! Earlier this week, my oldest son and I attended his high school orientation as a rising 9th grader. Yes … we will have a high-schooler starting in the fall. This orientation covered things that your child can expect when they get to high school. My how things have changed since I […]
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I say this at the beginning of every new month … but dang this year is flying by. The good news is that this means I can report last months dividend income totals. And this past month did not disappoint. My wife and I have a goal to eventually replace a portion of our W2 […]
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Tracking our net worth has become a monthly ritual for me over the past year. It is now one of my favorite things about personal finance, along with building a dividend income portfolio. By tracking our net worth, it helps keep my wife and I motivated with our path to financial independence. It allows us […]
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Last fall (about 6 months ago), I opened up our first travel rewards card. After reading stories of people earning thousands and thousands of dollars in free travel … my wife and I were hooked. That first card earned us over $500 in free travel, so we decided to open up 3 additional cards over […]
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If you want to get serious about building wealth and saving money … then you will need to focus on the big stuff. Sure cutting back on things like cable television and eating out less are great, but those savings can only go so far. The real benefits come from large expenses like housing and […]
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