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From Kevin at Financial Panther: Don’t Worry About Rate of Return, Worry About Savings Rate
The truth is, in the beginning, your rate of return basically means zilch since you’re starting out with so little money. It doesn’t matter if your early investments go up 100% or tank tomorrow. What really matters is that you’re brute force saving as much money as you can so that someday, in the future, your rate of return will actually mean something.”
LIGHT A FIRE UNDER YOUR RETIREMENT! 
From The Frugal Freeway … I’d be willing to bet that dreams of quitting peak in summer. Maybe it’s the childhood memories of eating popsicles and riding a bike around all day. Maybe it’s the lighter traffic and the scent of sunscreen. As a working parent of school-age children, I’m really feeling the pull of […]
The story of how a stay-at-home Mom went through a process of finding purpose in retirement. A story about my wife, dogs on chains, and Freedom For Fido. Freedom For Fido – A Story Of Finding Purpose In Retirement – The Retirement Manifesto Related
How Bad Do You Want It? via Cody at Dollar Habits. “When you are attempting to do something worthwhile, you will eventually encounter obstacles (running the gamut of manageable potholes all the way to humongous sink holes the size of the Grand Canyon) on your path to success. Knowing your “why” will remind you why you […]
From Micheal Kitces at Nerd’s Eye View … “The standard advice in saving for retirement is rather straightforward: save as much as you can, starting as early as you can, to maximize the amount of your savings and how long it has to grow. The more you can get into the retirement account, and the longer […]
If we’re being honest, some mistakes are well-worth making – you know what we mean! These 5 financial mistakes, however, are so not worth it. Lucky for you, these are the easiest financial mistakes to correct! The 5 Easiest Financial Mistakes to Correct – Savings and Sangria Related
Financial independence has been our goal for many years. Our expenses are now low enough that theoretically we could withdraw less than 4% of our financial net worth annually and not run out of money. But we aren’t ready to call work quits yet. We still enjoy our jobs (at least most of the time) […]
Understanding financial basics allows you and others to make smarter money choices and are able to be self-sufficient in financial decisions. Unless you take some economics courses within your education path, becoming financially literate is on YOU. That being said, here are some simple ways to help you become financially literate. 8 Simple Ways You […]
From Women Who Money, Inspiring Money Stories … My parents’ annual income was about half of the poverty level when I was growing up. We never went out to eat. We grew a garden, picked berries in the woods, and hunted for meat. Our family always had food on the table and lived a debt-free […]
Have you heard of Dave Ramsey’s 7 baby steps to financial freedom? For many, Dave Ramsey system is the golden truth. I am here to break it to you that some of the principles are outdated and need revamping. For example, should you pay off your mortgage instead of investing? Here are my 12 toddler […]
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