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

Written by Adam on February 19, 2018. Updated January 8, 2023.
7 min read. Personal, Financial Independence, Featured, Blog, 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.

Commitment Devices for Minimalism and Simple Living

Written by Adam on February 15, 2018. Updated January 8, 2023.
5 min read. Blog, Personal, Minimalism, Goals, adamfortuna. 2 Comments

One way to stay on track with your goals is to use commitment devices - mind tricks to hold yourself accountable. These can be a powerful way to help keep yourself on track if used correctly, but can make life miserable if misused.[Read more...] about Commitment Devices for Minimalism and Simple Living

My Favorite Books for January 2018

Written by Adam on February 12, 2018. Updated January 8, 2023.
7 min read. Blog, Personal. 4 Comments

To start this year right, I queued up a bunch of books that I've been looking forward to starting. My favorites so far of the year have been Children of Time, The Year of Less, The Miracle Morning and Cork Dork.[Read more...] about My Favorite Books for January 2018

What’s Your Growth Story?

Written by Adam on February 7, 2018. Updated January 8, 2023.
3 min read. Mindfulness, Goals, Blog, adamfortuna. 8 Comments

If you were to tell the story about how you improved and grew for something you're currently trying to improve, how would that story go? What did you do to help yourself accomplish your goals and overcome all obstacles? That is your growth story, and it can be a tremendously powerful motivation.[Read more...] about What’s Your Growth Story?

Vanguard Backdoor Roth IRA Conversion Walkthrough

Written by Adam on February 5, 2018. Updated January 8, 2023.
6 min read. Blog, Financial Independence, Investing, Featured, Canonical. 34 Comments

Step by step walkthrough of how to perform a Backdoor Roth IRA conversion on Vanguard with screenshots of each step. Vanguard makes the process extremely simple, and allows you to do it all on your own from their website.[Read more...] about Vanguard Backdoor Roth IRA Conversion Walkthrough

February 2018 Goals – Use Everything

Written by Adam on February 2, 2018. Updated January 8, 2023.
2 min read. Blog, Goals, Personal. 7 Comments

For February 2018, I'm focusing on using everything. I will have gone through all possessions, services (online and in the real world), digital files, food and websites I visit and determined which ones I use and which ones I should stop using.[Read more...] about February 2018 Goals – Use Everything

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Hey, and Welcome! I’m Adam and I help millennials invest to reach financial independence sooner than they ever thought possible. Want to see what you could do to reach FI sooner? You’re in the right place!

Hi, I’m Adam!

Adam at Megacon

Hey, and Welcome! I’m Adam and I help millennials invest to reach financial independence sooner than they ever thought possible. Want to see what you could do to reach FI sooner? You’re in the right place!

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