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March 2018 Goals – Slow Movement

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For March, I'm hoping to slow down and spend more time intentionally traveling. Not traveling in the distance sense, but more about how I commute and move around my own city. [Read more...] about March 2018 Goals – Slow Movement

Do You Vacation or Travel?

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5 min read. Travel, Blog, adamfortuna, Financial Independence, Personal. 20 Comments

When you hear the word "vacation", what do you think? Is it the same thing as when you hear the word "travel"? These two terms are sometimes used interchangeably, but for most, they have entirely different connotations. Let's explore the spectrum between these two and see which you prefer.[Read more...] about Do You Vacation or Travel?

Understanding Your Asset Allocation with Spreadsheets and Personal Capital

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6 min read. Investing, Blog, Canonical. 2 Comments

Tracking your asset allocation can help understand the difference between your target asset allocation and your current state. I use two techniques to monitor mine - using an external tool and manually monitoring it.[Read more...] about Understanding Your Asset Allocation with Spreadsheets and Personal Capital

How A Bank Error In My Favor Earned Me $100,000 and I Got to Keep it. Really.

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7 min read. Blog, Personal, Financial Independence, Featured, Canonical. 31 Comments

A few months after I graduated college my mom passed away. That led to a complicated estate and inheritance legal case that ended up with me (somehow) getting $100,000 that I probably shouldn't have gotten. Here's how it happened.[Read more...] about How A Bank Error In My Favor Earned Me $100,000 and I Got to Keep it. Really.