Recent Blog Posts
These are the most recent blog posts on Camp FIRE Finance. Our most popular articles are here.
Investing Passively in Real Estate With DiversyFund
This post was written in partnership with DiversyFund. If you’re a reader of personal finance blogs, you know that real estate investing is a hot topic. Bloggers plug and review companies like Fundrise, Realty Mogul, and PeerStreet. A relatively new, but highly competitive fund in this space is DiversyFund. The team at DiversyFund asked us to take a look at their fund. We’re glad we did. With that brief introduction, let’s dive in and take a closer look. About the author Michael Dinich Founder at Your Money Geek * Website I often write about Finance, Taxes, Politics, Renewable Energy and Geek Culture. Providing clients with the confidence and security to enjoy retirement is my life’s mission. Michael Dinich https://www.campfirefinance.com/author/michael-dinich/ June 7, 2018 Recession Proofing Your Financial Plan to Ensure Your FIRE Survives the Storm Michael Dinich https://www.campfirefinance.com/author/michael-dinich/ May 19, 2019 If You’re Blogging For Money, Get The Money Part Right Michael Dinich https://www.campfirefinance.com/author/michael-dinich/ June 11, 2019 6 Smart Ways to Invest Your Money
5 Awesome Ideas for Building Long Term Wealth
Building long term wealth is the cornerstone of the FIRE movement, but it takes more than cutting back how much you spend on groceries to get there. While watching your budget and keeping your expenses down help, you need lasting wealth if you hope to achieve financial independence. So, what’s the secret to lasting wealth? Unfortunately, if you’re searching for the mystic yellow brick road leading to success, you’ll be disappointed. About the author Amy Beardsley Freelance Writer at Club Thrifty Amy Beardsley is a freelance writer and staff writer for Club Thrifty, a website dedicated to helping people dream big, spend less, and travel more. This author does not have any more posts.
6 Smart Ways to Invest Your Money
You have a great job and make a good income. You’ve paid off your student loans and credit card debt. Now you’re ready to save and invest. But you’re not sure how to invest your money. I have good news: there are plenty of smart ways to invest your money, build wealth, and eventually reach financial independence. About the author Michael Dinich Founder at Your Money Geek * Website I often write about Finance, Taxes, Politics, Renewable Energy and Geek Culture. Providing clients with the confidence and security to enjoy retirement is my life’s mission. Michael Dinich https://www.campfirefinance.com/author/michael-dinich/ June 7, 2018 Recession Proofing Your Financial Plan to Ensure Your FIRE Survives the Storm Michael Dinich https://www.campfirefinance.com/author/michael-dinich/ May 19, 2019 If You’re Blogging For Money, Get The Money Part Right Michael Dinich https://www.campfirefinance.com/author/michael-dinich/ June 18, 2019 Investing Passively in Real Estate With DiversyFund
Your Full-Time Job Is Often the Best Side Hustle
Working two or more jobs is not unusual these days when most of us are over our heads in debt and trying to save for the future. Whether it’s for making our mortgage or car repayments or having some money on the side to treat ourselves every once in a while, a lot of people look for a side hustle to bring in some extra funds. These range from running errands for other people to working online as a blogger, web designer or virtual assistant. But are side hustles worth it? Sometimes we are not aware of how having several jobs can affect us and our full-time job. Often, there are more (and better) reasons to focus on our day job seeing as how it can provide us with some benefits that part-time ones are just not able to offer. Read on to learn more about why you should concentrate on your primary source of income and some ways to improve and potentially get a promotion. About the author Theodora Evans Theodora is a passionate blogger from Sydney and she
When Can I Retire?
When Can I Retire? is a question many have asked. There’s no perfect answer, because everyone has a set of unique circumstances that makes the answer different for them. But We can give you a ballpark answer to the question: When can I retire? About the author Ty Roberts Ty, a husband and father of four living in the Seattle area. He’s a fan of the 4% rule, 80s movies and music, dad jokes and cast iron cooking Ty Roberts https://www.campfirefinance.com/author/ty-roberts/ January 18, 2016 Lose Weight and Save Money Riding The Bus Ty Roberts https://www.campfirefinance.com/author/ty-roberts/ April 22, 2016 How to Build a Money Making Machine That Will Pay For Your Early Retirement Ty Roberts https://www.campfirefinance.com/author/ty-roberts/ April 24, 2016 How Much Money Do I Need to be Rich? Ty Roberts https://www.campfirefinance.com/author/ty-roberts/ April 29, 2016 Use A Personal Finance Workback Schedule To Reach Your Financial Goals Ty Roberts https://www.campfirefinance.com/author/ty-roberts/ May 4, 2016 Why I’m Not Paying Off My Student Loan Debt Early
The Best Home Renovations To Increase Property Value
Achieving financial independence through real estate is a popular topic on Camp FIRE. And rightfully so since many peoples’ wealth is tied up in their home. If your path to FIRE includes real estate, then take a look at this list of the best home renovations you can do to increase property value the most. About the author Theodora Evans Theodora is a passionate blogger from Sydney and she is someone you would call an IT nerd. Also, she takes great interest in psychology and helping people deal with their mental and anxiety issues. Besides that, she loves martial arts and enjoying the nature. Theodora Evans https://www.campfirefinance.com/author/theodora-evans/ February 24, 2019 New vs. Used: What Kind of Car Should You Buy? Theodora Evans https://www.campfirefinance.com/author/theodora-evans/ June 11, 2019 Your Full-Time Job Is Often the Best Side Hustle
If You’re Blogging For Money, Get The Money Part Right
Blogging for money is a popular side hustle. That’s because a blog can be up and running, with ads, is under an hour. And because the barrier to entry is so low, there’s a lot of competition for traffic, and traffic is what you need if you’re blogging for money. So if you’re going to start blogging as a side hustle, at least make sure you get the money part right. It seems like Google’s Adsense advertising platform is the default mechanism that bloggers use to make money from their sites. It’s an easy system to get into, but that is also a huge part of the problem. It’s too easy. Today, we’re going to talk about some Adsense alternatives. About the author Michael Dinich Founder at Your Money Geek * Website I often write about Finance, Taxes, Politics, Renewable Energy and Geek Culture. Providing clients with the confidence and security to enjoy retirement is my life’s mission. Michael Dinich https://www.campfirefinance.com/author/michael-dinich/ June 7, 2018 Recession Proofing Your Financial Plan to Ensure Your FIRE Survives the Storm Michael Dinich https://www.campfirefinance.com/author/michael-dinich/ June 11, 2019
The Basics Steps I Used to Reach Financial Freedom
They say money doesn’t make you happy, but I can’t fully agree. Who doesn’t want to reach financial freedom? I love money, and I believe it’s normal. We all work to earn. How else can you achieve financial freedom? However, money is not a goal; its an instrument to make your dreams come true, to live a fulfilled life, travel, be able to pay kids education and finally retire. Money is simply a necessity like food or water, it helps you buy the things you need. About the author Inna Rosputnia Lady F Wealth Management * Website Nominated to the Women in Finance Awards in 2016, Inna Rosputnia is known as the female trader who turned $10k into $3,000,000 in just a few years of trading. She has run one of the fastest growing investment companies and was recently named “Wall Street Queen” by one of the bankers during the Women Economic Forum. Inna has been active as a philanthropist since 2013, when she began providing funds to help women in Africa to attend universities and start their own businesses. In
6 Biggest Regrets Retirees Have (And How to Avoid Them)
Your retirement may be far off, but you need to start your retirement planning early. That’s because whether you like it or not, sooner or later, you’ll have to retire someday. Putting off retirement planning is a huge mistake. Below are six of the biggest retirement mistakes people make, and how you can avoid them. About the author Rick Pendykoski Owner at Self Directed Retirement Plans LLC * Website Rick Pendykoski is the owner of Self Directed Retirement Plans LLC, a retirement planning firm based in Goodyear, AZ. He has over three decades of experience working with investments and retirement planning, and over the last 10 years has turned his focus to self-directed accounts and alternative investments. Rick regularly posts helpful tips and articles on his blog at SD Retirement as well as Business.com, SAP, MoneyForLunch, Biggerpocket, SocialMediaToday and NuWireInvestor. If you need help and guidance with traditional or alternative investments, email him at [email protected] This author does not have any more posts.
Your Break Even Point is the Best Day of the Month. Do You Know When it Is?
Your financial Break Even Point is the best day of the month, and you probably don’t even know when, or what, it is. That’s a huge mistake. Understanding your Break Even Point can help you reach financial independence sooner. We believe in the number so much that we just developed a Break Even Point calculator so that you can quickly and easily figure out your number, and then get to work fixing it! So read on, determine your financial break even point and tip the financial scales in your favor. About the author Ty Roberts Ty, a husband and father of four living in the Seattle area. He’s a fan of the 4% rule, 80s movies and music, dad jokes and cast iron cooking Ty Roberts https://www.campfirefinance.com/author/ty-roberts/ January 18, 2016 Lose Weight and Save Money Riding The Bus Ty Roberts https://www.campfirefinance.com/author/ty-roberts/ April 22, 2016 How to Build a Money Making Machine That Will Pay For Your Early Retirement Ty Roberts https://www.campfirefinance.com/author/ty-roberts/ April 24, 2016 How Much Money Do I Need to be Rich? Ty Roberts https://www.campfirefinance.com/author/ty-roberts/ April 29, 2016