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Why I Turned Down Double My Salary

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9 min read. Personal, Financial Independence, Blog, Minafi. 7 Comments

Last year, we moved across the country from Orlando to Salt Lake City. Before we reached this decision, I researched other companies, looked at other jobs and interviewed other places. In the end, I had to make the decision: is the extra money worth it?[Read more...] about Why I Turned Down Double My Salary

Do You Vacation or Travel?

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5 min read. Travel, Blog, adamfortuna, Personal, Financial Independence. 16 Comments

When you hear the word "vacation", what do you think? Is it the same thing as when you hear the word "travel"? These two terms are sometimes used interchangeably, but for most, they have entirely different connotations. Let's explore the spectrum between these two and see which you prefer.[Read more...] about Do You Vacation or Travel?

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

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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.

How Speculative Investing (No, Not $GME) Brought Me Closer to FI

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8 min read. Blog, Personal, Financial Independence, Investing, Canonical. 15 Comments

With the rise of Bitcoin, it can look like everyone is getting rich. Speculative investing isn't a new thing, but if done wrong it can bring down even the best portfolios. How can you pick investments that are going to spike?[Read more...] about How Speculative Investing (No, Not $GME) Brought Me Closer to FI