In early 2016, I was traveling to Amsterdam with Marilyn. She was off working, and I was wandering around the town. Early one morning, I woke up and walked over to Albert Cuyp Market, a street market filled with food, stroopwafels, flowers and many other vendors.
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The Only Piece of Luggage You Need
Luggage is one of those things that I somehow acquire more of over time. In the years working at my current job, I’ve received no less than 4 pieces of luggage alone! With how much we travel, it’s been difficult to prune luggage down, as I constantly think “I’ll need this if I go on a trip to…”. Lately, I’ve finally pruned these down to a “single” piece of luggage.
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Not to be confused with The Medium is the Massage, but when you see something interesting happen — maybe something funny, maybe a beautiful sight, or a something completely unexpected — what is your immediate reaction to do with that newfound knowledge?
Based on the mediums you spend your time, you’ll likely have a completely different answer. For myself, I’ve spent entirely too much of the last few years on Twitter (but you can still follow adamfortuna on there!). Because of this, I’ve recognized myself occasionally thinking in 140 characters. How limiting is that? It got me wondering what I did to start thinking in that limited box?
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No. That’s the short answer. Friends, coworkers, family, and readers discovering this blog— I’m not unhappy with life and looking to quit my job and retire. In writing up my personal mission last year, it helped me understand what I want to focus on with my time. The mission I came up might explain some of why I’m not looking to retire:
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Which Investment Accounts Should I Use?
In the first post in this series, I asked: “Why are you investing?”.
Today we’ll use that information to understand which type of account you should put your money in.
The Account Type Playing Field
Let’s start with an overview of the three main types of accounts. These are the major account types. If you understand these 4 account types, chances are that’s all you’ll need to ever use for personal investing. There are other account types out there, but I’d argue that in almost all cases one of these 4 would be more beneficial. There are a few key points to know about each of these accounts you’ll want to watch for:
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Every month I plan out my focus for the next month. In the past, I’ve always done these privately on Evernote, but I recently decided to start doing them in public. If you’re curious to read more about the process, here’s what this process looks like.
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