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Weekend Reading – Black Friday deals, saving a bundle of money, avoiding the oil and gas industry and more #moneystuff

Posted on November 30, 2019 by Mark | 16 Comments

Weekend Reading – Black Friday deals, saving a bundle of money, avoiding the oil and gas industry and more #moneystuff Welcome to my latest Weekend Reading edition where I share some of my favourite articles from the week that was…

Does the 4% safe withdraw rate still make any sense?

Posted on November 25, 2019 by Mark | 82 Comments

Does the 4% safe withdraw rate still make any sense? A simple question without any simple answers… Does the 4% safe withdrawal rate still make any sense? To answer this question, I reached out to Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) Steve…

Weekend Reading – Financial privilege, living off dividends, dark sides of retirement and more #moneystuff

Posted on November 23, 2019 by Mark | 13 Comments

Weekend Reading – Financial privilege, living off dividends, dark sides of retirement and more #moneystuff 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…

They have $1.2 million and no pensions, can they retire?

Posted on November 18, 2019 by Mark | 73 Comments

They have $1.2 million and no pensions, can they retire? They say a million bucks or so ain’t what it used to be…but I still think that’s a pile of money. This couple has $1.2 million invested and no pensions,…

Weekend Reading – Travel hacking saving thousands, steps to saving a million, personal finance blind spots and more #moneystuff

Posted on November 16, 2019 by Mark | 20 Comments

Weekend Reading – Travel hacking saving thousands, steps to saving a million, personal finance blind spots and more #moneystuff Hey Everyone, Welcome to my latest Weekend Reading edition where I share some of my favourite articles from the week that…

Financial Independence Update – November 2019

Posted on November 14, 2019 by Mark | 34 Comments

Financial Independence Update – November 2019 My thinking has evolved during my financial independence journey…so I’ll be more forward and transparent in sharing those thoughts about our journey in this first financial independence update. I hope to update this series…

Month: November 2019

Weekend Reading – Black Friday deals, saving a bundle of money, avoiding the oil and gas industry and more #moneystuff

Does the 4% safe withdraw rate still make any sense?

Weekend Reading – Financial privilege, living off dividends, dark sides of retirement and more #moneystuff

They have $1.2 million and no pensions, can they retire?

Weekend Reading – Travel hacking saving thousands, steps to saving a million, personal finance blind spots and more #moneystuff

Financial Independence Update – November 2019

Three dividend stocks to own and one to sell now

Weekend Reading – Afraid of a bear market, 4% rules, embracing slow FI and more #moneystuff

October 2019 Dividend Income Update

Weekend Reading – Preparing for early retirement, best ETFs, how to dump your advisor and more #moneystuff