There are times when you may not believe that you require a toilet renovation, even though all the signs are pointing to the fact that you do. If any of these hints are authentic for you, maybe a remodel is what you need: If you walk into your own bathroom in the morning and only …
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5 Ways ETFs are Different from Mutual Funds
Let me say this up front. I think ETFs, or exchange-traded funds, are super cool. I have nothing against mutual funds – or any product, really – but I do have a thing for ETFs. Undoubtedly, I am not alone in this, but I feel compelled to confess my bias up front. ETFs and mutual funds offer the opportunity for […]
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Make Money Blogging
I started Retire By 40 in 2010 to share my journey to early retirement. I knew you could make a few dollars blogging, but I really wasn’t sure it would be significant. I didn’t count on the online income to help me quit my job or anything. Fortunately, I was wrong on that account. Retire […]
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Tax Tips To Consider Before April 15th
With April 15th looming, Americans look to reduce their tax expenses. They confront a complicated tax code. It is important to note these figures from the IRS: 1 billion – the total amount of hours individuals and businesses spend on taxes 5,000 – the approximate number of tax changes from 2001 until the National Taxpayers […]
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WSJ Drops the Ball on an Opportunity to Discuss Dividend Value and Growth Investing
Every few years a major publication will come out with a story where someone who had a normal job their entire life died with a sizable estate. This past weekend, it was WSJ’s turn to discuss such a situation. The article, behind a paywall, is titled, “Route to an $8 Million Portfolio Started with Frugal […]
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What’s your dream home like?
Last week, I read a blog post about someone’s dream home and I thought it’d be fun to share my dream home here. I’m also really worn out from wrestling with our taxes this weekend so I need an easy topic to write about. Current home Our current home is a 2 bed/2 bath condo […]
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Assistance Paying Your Phone Bill
It is becoming more and more common these days that cell phones are replacing home phones – Although the costs of having both a landline and cell can be a bit too much for some to handle. With that, many have to choose one over the other and most of the time it’s a mobile […]
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What we’re teaching our kid about money
Last week, Melanie mentioned some money skills to teach your kids and I thought it’d be good to examine what we’re doing. Our kid is only 4 years old so it’s a bit too early to teach him about investing or something complicated like that. At this age, he knows money is a good thing. […]
What we’re teaching our kid about money
Bonds as a safety net? Choose carefully.
Image credit: epSos.de Simplified lists that order investments by risk almost universally describe bond funds as less risky than equity funds, and often, this is true. But it isn’t categorically true, and that’s a problem for me. A novice may think he or she has enough information to reasonably conclude that any […]
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There’s No Shame In Switching Jobs
The media loves to run trend pieces about how millennials are allegedly worse than other generations in some respect. According to these articles, millennials change jobs more often and are less loyal to employers than people in other generations. Writers present a past filled with workers who dutifully stayed at the same job for 30 […]
There’s No Shame In Switching Jobs