Money and Finance
This past Saturday was the 4th of July and in the United States of America that means it's Independence Day. I'm so lucky to be able to live in a country that grants me the freedoms to pursue just about anything I want. While there's a common date that we share to celebrate the independence of our country, we're all working towards our own independence day: our financial independence day. We'll each have our own unique day because we are all in different situations and have different means and capabilities to get there, but when you combine consistent living below your means and investing your savings into some of the of the best dividend paying/growing companies in the world, you'll eventually reach that magical crossover point. That's when you are truly independent!
This past week was very bittersweet. I knew I'd have to go back to work soon, but of course I didn't want to because of the issues with our son Luke. If you want to follow along with his story check out his blog at babylukeblog.wordpress.com. Overall I'd say his situation has slightly improved but that doesn't meant the rollercoaster has evened out any. One bonus to me being at work is that I'll be writing a lot more consistently which is a nice benefit to my current job. So you can expect to see more content coming out while I'm at work. Another benefit is that it means I'll be having a lot more income coming in which means there's more money to save and invest. I've still been investing over the last few months but at a much slower rate than I normally would be in more certain times.
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Money and Finance
Weekly Roundup - July 5th, 2015
This past week was very bittersweet. I knew I'd have to go back to work soon, but of course I didn't want to because of the issues with our son Luke. If you want to follow along with his story check out his blog at babylukeblog.wordpress.com. Overall I'd say his situation has slightly improved but that doesn't meant the rollercoaster has evened out any. One bonus to me being at work is that I'll be writing a lot more consistently which is a nice benefit to my current job. So you can expect to see more content coming out while I'm at work. Another benefit is that it means I'll be having a lot more income coming in which means there's more money to save and invest. I've still been investing over the last few months but at a much slower rate than I normally would be in more certain times.
Read more »
- Why Dividend Growth Investing Is Awesome!
There's lots of reasons to love receiving dividends from your portfolio. For starters they are a truly passive income source. You don't have to go around making sales calls or doing paperwork for the company. All you have to do is invest...
- Restarting The Roth Ira
For some unknown reason taxes and tax optimization has struck my fancy since returning back to work and blogging regularly. Today I wanted to look at some of the benefits of Roth IRA's and why I'm glad that we're finally getting to invest...
- Plans For Financial Independence: Part Ii
Last week I wrote about my plans in regards to financial independence. You can read that post here: Plans for Financial Independence. We all have different priorities and needs in our lives so you can't make a direct comparison and see that you're...
- Dividend Update - November 2014
It's been a while since I last had a chance to post, almost 3 months in fact. I didn't disappear or anything but was having to deal with medical issues for my son, Lucas. He's one heck of a strong willed kid and whenever he gets out of...
- Dividend Income - July 2015 Update
Hi Everyone, It's that time again when we get to post about a favorite topic of ours, dividends! We hope this post inspires other families out there to start saving and investing as soon as they can. The power you feel knowing that you are richer...