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To make my goal of having my net worth be $1,000,000USD by 2020 I need to have a plan laid out. Yes it will change through the years, My wife and I will get raises; we won’t get the […]

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I’m headed to the remote lands of Montana for Christmas this year, where the snow is white, abundant, and desolating, so I may not be able to find my way back, but if I do, you’ll know I gave each […]

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I’ve had 2 posts worth of BAD investing decisions so far (1, 2). I didn’t want people to think I’ve not made any GOOD decisions, because I have, just not as many yet. I’m still young, had no financial […]

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Only 9 days 2 hours 54 minutes left until Hanks Holiday Handout drawing!
Looks like we’re down on a few categories since October… …including income. But this is a new format starting this month. I was able to get ahold of my payments and statements back until May, but that is […]

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And the final piece (Parts 1 and 2) to this investing saga, which I 100% am comfortable with comes now.  I am completely on board with Charles Schwab.  I like their fundamentals, and the way they “pull back the curtain”.  They tell me how they make money off me and don’t try to put me into funds I […]

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I wrote last month about my bad decisions I’ve made investing, and the more I think about it, the more I have. So let’s pick up where I left off:
7. “Investing in Life Insurance” is officially a bad decision. I’ve basically had a savings account with my Universal Life Policy for the […]

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We had severe flooding in the neighborhood this week, schools were shut down, roads were closed, and a lot of people were out of their homes… It wasn’t a very nice week, but the rain has stopped and things seem to be drying up again. Fortunately for me I live on a hillside so […]

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I recently had the pleasure to interview Will Sugg, a fellow personal finance blogger that works towards his fortune with Self Directed IRAs. I am no professional in the arena, so he was very willing to answer the few questions I had about them - I hope they can demystify the Self Directed IRA […]

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Sorry this is a few days late - my Life Insurance statement hadn’t come in the mail yet; yes, the mail.  This is another reason I’m going to dump it.  I like to have everything online at my fingertips and I can’t see this account online yet.
So tt wasn’t too bad of a month across the […]

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