Personal Finance is Personal
In Real Life Last night I did something I have never done before. I showed up at the local Rockstar Finance/ChooseFI get together. This was my first chance to hobnob with my fellow personal...
Monthly Archive: April 2018
What I’ve Learned From Writing A Thousand Blog Posts
A Thousand Blog Posts I searched through my email last night and realized that I have been writing on the internet since 2005. At least, that is the farthest back I can trace. DiverseFi...
The First Year Phenomena
The First Year Phenomena We all have heard of the one more year syndrome. Financially independent individuals with adequate net worth somehow convince themselves to continue in the day-to-day drudgery of their W2 employ....
Our Best Investment
Our Best Investment We made our best investment 13 years ago. Now don’t pay any attention to the featured image. It was not our house (Really? You think I would be talking about our...
Why Real Estate Crowdfunding May Fit Your Portfolio
Why Real Estate Crowdfunding May Fit Your Portfolio (Todays guest post if from Soren Godbersen a sponsor of Diversefi.com.) Real estate crowdfunding has been around since the JOBS Act of 2012, but the...
The Quickest Path To Wealth
The Quickest Path Dear readers, I’ve been holding out on you. I have the secret. The secret to building wealth. Those of us with high net worth have been banking on it for years....
Loss Aversion and the Fallacy of Enough
The Fallacy of Enough I have previously written about why I think we are kidding ourselves with the concept of the safe withdrawal rate. In review, the SWR is the percentage of your portfolio you...
Good Decision/Bad Decision: Buying a Tesla
Good Decision/Bad Decision Today’s subject will hopefully be part of a regular series of Monday posts. As you recall, I recently started Gratitude Wednesdays. This series will focus on my past decisions to shed...
Tell Yourself The Right Story
Tell Yourself The Right Story We tell ourselves the stories about our life that make it bearable. Or better yet, magical. Mystical. When my father died when I was eight years old, there were...
Rich Dad Frugal Dad
Frugal Role Models I am not a big fan of Robert Kiyosaki. I find his teachings too simplistic and overly vague. There is just so little substance and actual hands-on information in his writing....
