A terrible experience with a tenant soured me to the idea of being a landlord for years. I recently revisited the topic and still decided against it. Here's why.[Read more...] about Why I Don’t Want to be a Landlord or Invest in Real Estate
How to Choose Between 401k, Taxable and Roth IRA Accounts to Optimize Taxes
The organization of your funds into taxable, tax-efficient and tax-free accounts has a huge impact on your taxes -- potentially costing you hundreds of thousands of dollars.[Read more...] about How to Choose Between 401k, Taxable and Roth IRA Accounts to Optimize Taxes
How to Listen to 100 Audiobooks a Year
Each year I aim to listen to as many audiobooks as I can. Here's are some of my techniques for maximizing the time I'm able to listen.[Read more...] about How to Listen to 100 Audiobooks a Year
My Reaction to the 2008 Recession and Why I Still Invest in Bonds
My investing experience from 2006-2011 was full of ups and down. I inherited money and promptly lost most of it during the recession. This is the story of what I did during this time.[Read more...] about My Reaction to the 2008 Recession and Why I Still Invest in Bonds
If You Want to Reach Your Goals, Track Your Activities
Having a benchmark for improvement involves having enough data to create one. Here are some tactics I use for creating starting points to improve on.[Read more...] about If You Want to Reach Your Goals, Track Your Activities
Challenge Yourself with Weekly Task Planning Using Todoist
A look into how I schedule my tasks for the week using Todoist while keeping in mind monthly and yearly goals. After years of using this system I still go back to it.[Read more...] about Challenge Yourself with Weekly Task Planning Using Todoist