FIRE’d Up, The FIRE Movement

One of the biggest movements in the world is the FIRE movement. FIRE is Financially Independent Retire Early. Calmncents from Twitter likes to call FIRE the Financially Independent Retire Eventually. Either way, they are quite similar. The FIRE Movement What … Read More

7 Financial Books that will Change Your Life

Here are 7 financial books that will change your life. These books are full of personal successes, failures, and tips on how to improve your financial life. I have sat down and read every book, and they have helped me … Read More

Summer is over: August 2020 Net Worth

August 2020 Net Worth update: $94,903 August has come and gone. The summer is over, kids are back in school, and work has started once again. It is time to talk about an update to our August Net Worth.  August … Read More

The Importance of a Savings Rate

Before I started my journey into finance I was not budget savvy as so many people around me. People used budgets to figure out how much they were to save. I started to do the same, and at the end … Read More

What is your Net Worth?

When I start a financial class one thing I want people to think about is how much they are worth. What is their Net Worth? Unsurprisingly, many people really do not know their Net worth. It gets them to think. … Read More

Help! It is an Emergency

Oftentimes, shit happens. Excuse my language. I know mom and dad may be reading this or even my lovely wife, but we all know bad things happen. It doesn’t matter if you are a good person or not, bad things … Read More

The Simple Path to Wealth

I owe a lot of my financial thinking to one book. That book is “The Simple Path to Wealth” by JL. Collins. His book has inspired many to go out and work on achieving financial independence. This book breaks down … Read More

The Simplicity of Index Funds

If investing seems hard then you make it too hard. It can be simple, and the simplicity relies on the form of investing in all stocks by using Index Funds. People have been taught that mutual fund managers are the … Read More