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Financial independence on a teacher’s salary

Posted on October 28, 2019 by Mark | 22 Comments

Financial independence on a teacher’s salary To many, financial independence (FI) seems reserved for just high-income earners. There is no way FI can be achieved on a teacher’s salary – or can it? While the recipe for financial independence is…

Weekend Reading – What it takes to retire early, investing lessons learned, rising home prices and more #moneystuff

Posted on October 26, 2019 by Mark | 4 Comments

Weekend Reading – What it takes to retire early, investing lessons learned, rising home prices and more #moneystuff Hey Everyone, Welcome to my latest Weekend Reading edition where I share some of my favourite articles from the week that was…

Strive for financial independence not early retirement

Posted on October 24, 2019 by Mark | 36 Comments

Strive for financial independence not early retirement Strive for financial independence and not early retirement? What on earth do you mean? Are you looking for financial independence? Are you looking to flat-out retire early? Is it just semantics between the…

2019 Financial Goals – October Update

Posted on October 22, 2019 by Mark | 22 Comments

2019 Financial Goals – October Update When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don’t adjust the goals, adjust the action steps. – Confucius And so we did…adjust. We needed to realize any 2019 financial goals. Since our…

Weekend Reading – Phases to financial independence, navigating ETFs, the death of a portfolio and more #moneystuff

Posted on October 19, 2019 by Mark | 4 Comments

Weekend Reading – Phases to financial independence, navigating ETFs, the death of a portfolio and more #moneystuff Hey Everyone, Welcome to my latest Weekend Reading edition where I share some of my favourite articles from the week that was across…

The definitive answer to paying down your mortgage or investing

Posted on October 14, 2019 by Mark | 48 Comments

The definitive answer to paying down your mortgage or investing Should you be paying down your mortgage or investing? In a perfect world, we would all have enough cashflow to pay down our mortgage aggressively AND invest for our future…

Weekend Reading – Phases of financial independence, podcasts on #FIRE, rent vs. own debates and more

Posted on October 11, 2019 by Mark | 4 Comments

Weekend Reading – Phases of financial independence, podcasts on #FIRE, rent vs. own debates and more Welcome to my latest Weekend Reading edition where I share some of my favourite articles from the week that was across the personal finance…

September 2019 Dividend Income Update

Posted on October 9, 2019 by Mark | 16 Comments

September 2019 Dividend Income Update Welcome to my latest dividend income update for 2019 folks – happy to have you on the site. For those of you new to these posts on my site, for a few years now, every…

What happens when passive investing takes over the investing world?

Posted on October 6, 2019 by Mark | 6 Comments

What happens when passive investing takes over the investing world? “Like most bubbles, the longer it goes on, the worse the crash will be.” – Michael Burry, ‘Big Short’ investor, who made millions after predicting the US housing crisis of…

Weekend Reading – 114 years of spending and more!

Posted on October 4, 2019 by Mark | 12 Comments

Weekend Reading – 114 years of spending and more! Welcome to my latest Weekend Reading edition where I share some of my favourite articles from the week that was across the personal finance and investing blogosphere. Earlier this week, in…