Every month we publish an update to our net worth. These monthly updates help us keep track of our assets such as investments, cash, and even the value of our home. It also helps us track how we are paying down our debt every month … which is are known as liabilities. This past month […]
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One of the easiest ways to increase your household savings rate is to take advantage of raises at your job. Actually any type of raise or increase to your income can be used to quickly accelerate your savings rate. For example, I was recently notified that I was getting a market increase at my job. […]
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I can’t believe how fast the year has gone by so far. Most of the time I want life to slow down so I can enjoy it a little more and spend time with my wife and kids. But the one time I don’t mind it flying by is when I get to publish our […]
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Just over 10 years ago when my wife and I bought our first dividend stock, we didn’t realize the impact it would have on our retirement. While we are still many years away from our magic financial independence number, we now realize that dividend income will be an important tool we use one day. Some […]
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A few months ago I discussed a problem my wife and I had with opening too many checking accounts. If you are in the same situation as us … today I would like to share how to simplify your checking accounts … just like we recently did. For the past 2 to 3 years, we […]
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