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4 Proven Ways to Make Money with Twitter

November 1, 2019 By Financial Wolves   Leave a Comment

4 proven ways to make money with TwitterIf all you’ve been doing on Twitter is following celebrity accounts and retweeting viral memes, you are seriously missing out. Whether it’s a personal account or a business social media page, you can actually make money with Twitter using a few simple ways.

Using social media, in general, is one of the top ways to make money online. You’ll likely have to take the time building an audience first.

Sounds too good to be true? Well, we’re here to prove otherwise, because it could give you a start at building your money making machine.

To give you a sense of just how popular Twitter is, as of early 2019, the social media platform had around monthly 330 million active users. Moreover, it had 500 million tweets being sent every day. If that doesn’t have you leaping for the opportunity, we don’t know what will. [Read more…] about 4 Proven Ways to Make Money with Twitter

5 Things I Learned from the FIRE Community

October 25, 2019 By Sam at How To FIRE   Leave a Comment

5 things I learned about time and money from the FIRE communityMany people dream of becoming financially independent and retiring early, but it’s something that only a small percentage ever achieve. For most, work continues well into their sixties (and sometimes beyond), leaving little time to enjoy the fruits of their labor.

The idea behind FIRE (which stands for financial independence, retire early) is to provide the intellectual tools, resources, and support that people need to make early retirement a genuine possibility. [Read more…] about 5 Things I Learned from the FIRE Community

An Argument for Lifestyle Creep

October 18, 2019 By Kevin from Just Start Investing   Leave a Comment

When lifestyle creep can be a powerful thingIf you’re in the FIRE community and you’ve heard of lifestyle creep, it’s probably been in negative context. Outside of questioning the 4% rule, it’s hard to think of bigger sin for FIRE folks than succumbing to lifestyle creep.

However, I’m not so sure it deserves such a bad rap.

Is spending more as you earn more money really such a bad thing? Can it derail your retirement plans? Shouldn’t you be investing more your index fund portfolio?

The short answer is, “yes” to all of the above.

The longer answer is, “yes, but there are ways you can smartly experience lifestyle creep without getting off track.”

We’ll dive into all those reasons and more, but let’s not get ahead of ourselves. First things first, what actually is Lifestyle Creep? [Read more…] about An Argument for Lifestyle Creep

Investing Passively in Real Estate With DiversyFund

June 18, 2019 By Michael Dinich   Leave a Comment

This post was written in partnership with DiversyFund.

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.

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5 Awesome Ideas for Building Long Term Wealth

June 17, 2019 By Amy Beardsley   1 Comment

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.

Building Long Term Wealth

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