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Why I Avoid Dividends Like the Plague

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7 min read. Minafi, Personal, Investing, Taxes, Blog, Canonical. 16 Comments

Dividends may seem like a free money, but if you're not prepared for it you'll be caught with an unexpected tax-burden at the end of the year. My own investing strategy relies on both reducing dividend in taxable accounts and embracing them tax-advantaged ones. This allocation helps to cut taxes to the bone.[Read more...] about Why I Avoid Dividends Like the Plague

How We Spent $15,000 on Our Honeymoon and Why We’d Do It Again

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20 min read. Personal, Featured, Blog, Minafi, Canonical. 22 Comments

For the first time in our lives, we traveled with a guide and a schedule to Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. The cost of this trip? Around $15,000 for 2 weeks. It was an absolutely amazing trip filled with friends, memories and as much delicious food as we could stomach.[Read more...] about How We Spent $15,000 on Our Honeymoon and Why We’d Do It Again

Plan Your Perfect Week in Retirement Today

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14 min read. Financial Independence, Blog, Minafi, Personal. 3 Comments

What would you do if you could plan out every minute of every day? Would you schedule activities, leisure or work? I recently tried an exercise which helped me understand what's most important for me to focus on. Try it for yourself and see what would make up your perfect week.[Read more...] about Plan Your Perfect Week in Retirement Today