An Encore? 5 Tips for a Second Career in Retirement
Here’s how to do the work you find meaningful, challenging and enjoyable.
Here’s how to do the work you find meaningful, challenging and enjoyable.
We have all been told to go to college, get a good job, invest money in the stock market, and retire at age 65. The stock market is said to be the safest and fastest way to retire early. There are advertisements all over television, the radio, and online. The retirement calculators tell us how much … Read more
What’s inside? Here are the questions answered in today’s reader mailbag, boiled down to five word summaries. Click on the number to jump straight down to the question. 1. Comparing passive investments 2. Handling mistakes 3. Turning down guardianship 4. Am I being paranoid? 5. Disposable homes 6. How much for retirement? 7. To move […]
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Preparing for retirement is overwhelming, but clearing these misconceptions can make the process more straightforward.
I have invested in both real estate and the stock market, and I believe real estate is hands down the better investment. Even with the stock market increasing significantly, I am making more money on my rental properties, and they allow me to retire much earlier than the stock market would. The conventional thoughts are … Read more
Mr. Money Mustache can tend to get a little high-level at times, talking about all these feelings and philosophies that underlie the proper path to wealth. But you can’t just smile your way to the top – there are real numbers at work in the background, whether you understand them or not.  These can gang up and […]
As a guy that loves sports, I considerable myself more than blessed to have 3 boys that are starting to love sports just as much (if not more) than me. Some of the best times we’ve had on the weekends is playing outside with any sort of ball: baseball, football, kickball. Heck, any ball will […]
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When I talk about investing in the stock market versus investing in real estate, I often hear that the stock market is a better investment because of what Warren Buffett has done. He has made billions of dollars in his career, but how did Warren Buffett get rich? I think Warren Buffett has made his … Read more
Scheduling annual visits with your doctor is important for maintaining good physical health. Likewise, planning a financial checkup can be a great opportunity to assess your money health. Financial wellness means ensuring that you have enough money to meet your obligations today while also being able to fund your goals for tomorrow. Regular financial checkups […]
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Rental properties are my favorite way to invest money! Over the years, I have bought more than 30 residential, commercial, and single-family rentals, which may not seem like that much but some of my properties have more than 60,000 square feet. I have been in real estate for almost 20 years now and I have … Read more