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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.

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

My Secret Weapon for Minimalism: A Crazy Fast Photo Scanner

Written by Adam on January 29, 2018. Updated January 8, 2023.
10 min read. Minimalism, Featured, Blog, Canonical, Personal. 10 Comments

It's easy for paper clutter to pile up. Reducing it can be a lot of work, especially if you want to do it yourself. One of the most cost-efficient ways of decluttering is handling it yourself – with the help of a good scanner.[Read more...] about My Secret Weapon for Minimalism: A Crazy Fast Photo Scanner

Roth IRA vs IRA – Which Should You Use?

Written by Adam on January 22, 2018. Updated January 8, 2023.
9 min read. Featured, Financial Independence, Investing, Blog, Canonical. 24 Comments

How do you decide between a Roth IRA and a Traditional IRA? In this guide, we'll go over all the reasons why you might want to use either of these, and how the 2018 tax bill could affect this decision.[Read more...] about Roth IRA vs IRA – Which Should You Use?

Minafi 2017 Q4 Winter Investment Report

Written by Adam on January 15, 2018. Updated January 8, 2023.
10 min read. Blog, Canonical, Personal, Financial Independence, Investing, Featured. 14 Comments

A snapshot of my finances as of January 1, 2018. We were up 12.2% for a total of +$133,765.50 for the quarter. This includes my investment totals, specific stocks, category breakdowns and how I'm doing on the road to FI.[Read more...] about Minafi 2017 Q4 Winter Investment Report