Savings
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5 Key Insights from Filmmaking About Financial Independence Retire Early (FIRE)
When J.D. decided to spend three weeks in Europe with his family, he asked a few people if theyd be interested in contributing articles during his absence. He even asked me! My name is Scott Ri
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Financial Independence Check-Up: Assessing Your Current Status & Future Goals
Its been two years since I last looked at my overall financial situation to determine whether I have the resources to meet my goals. In those two years, much has changed. I sold my condo and bo
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Financial Freedom: Why Time is Your Most Valuable Asset
Note from J.D. Last October, I had a chance to read an advance copy of Grant Sabatier‘s new book, Financial Freedom, which was just released this morning. I liked it. I loved parts of it.
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Understanding and Avoiding Saving Regret: A Guide
In November 2018, the National Bureau of Economic Research published a paper called “Saving Regret” [heres the full PDF version]. Once you wade through the studys academic language,
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The True Purpose of Money: Insights from Vicki Robin
When I was a boy, my heroes were athletes and astronauts. I dreamed of playing pro football one day. Or, better yet, walking on the moon. As an adult, my heroes are more mundane. Theyre the peo
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Financial Independence & Beyond: Achieving True Fulfillment
In their classic Your Money or Your Life, Joe Dominguez and Vicki Robin argue that the relationship between spending and happiness is non-linear. More spending brings more fulfillment — up to a
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Spend Safely in Retirement: Insights from Society of Actuaries Report
Last month, the Society of Actuaries (a group I was born to belong to!) published a mammoth (84-page) report entitled “Viability of the Spend Safely in Retirement Strategy”. Despite
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Early Retirement Extreme: A 10-Year Update on Financial Independence & Lifestyle Design
Starting in 2007 (and largely finishing by 2011), I formalized a philosophical alternative to consumerism in the form of a 1000+ post blog and 100,000+ word book [J.D.s review], which I mist
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Career Change Dilemma: Is It Time to Quit Your Job?
Earlier this year, I sent my wife a text message: “On a scale of 1 to 10, how freaked out would you be if I quit my job this afternoon?” My wife and I had only been married a sho
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Boost Your Retirement Income: Smart Part-Time Job Strategies
Could you pay your mortgage, groceries, rent, insurance, medical expenses, and other bills on $2000/month? If you could, what kind of lifestyle might you lead? Millions of retirees across Ameri
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FIRE Movement Documentary: Insights from 'Playing with FIRE'
In early October 2016, I flew to New York City to attend Ramit Sethi’s Forefront event, a weekend conference about entrepreneurship and excellence. As I always do when travling, I agreed to mee
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Best Savings Accounts of 2024: Top Picks & Reviews
Another year, another search for the best savings account! Thats right: It was almost exactly a year ago today that I was hunting for an online savings account so I polled you, the Get Rich Slo
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Boost Your Income: Proven Strategies for Financial Growth
Earlier this week, J.D. wrote about what he calls the biggest truth in personal finance: You cant get rich through frugality alone. As Liz at Frugalwoods says, “You cant frugalize income
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Navigating Market Downturns: A Guide to Protecting Your Investments
Can you feel it? Theres panic in the streets! Were in the middle of a stock market crash and the hysteria is starting again. As I write this, the S&P 500 is down six percent today — and 1
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Gold Investing: Why It Might Not Be Right For You
Over the past month, Ive read a lot of articles about the virtues of investing in gold. Especially in Facebook forums, theres a lot of talk about how gold makes a great long-term investment. (For
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Top Long-Term Investments: Stocks vs. Alternatives | GRS
Whats the best long-term investment? Because youre a money nerd (and a GRS reader), I hope your answer to this question was, “Stocks!” If the future is anything like the past, thats
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The True Origin of Index Funds: Beyond John Bogle
Pop quiz! If I asked you, “Who invented the index fund?” what would your answer be? Ill bet most of you dont know and dont care. But those who do care would probably answer, “
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Robo-Advisors: A Beginner's Guide to Automated Investing
One of the joys of writing a money blog like Get Rich Slowly is the continuing self-education. Im always reading and learning about personal finance. A lot of the times — as in the past m
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Wealthfront Review: Automated Investing & Financial Planning
Robo advisors are still a relatively new product, and yet every year they seem to grow in popularity. One such advisor, called Wealthfront, is one of the largest automatic investment and financia
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Betterment Review: Is Automated Investing Right for You?
Algorithms seem to be in control of everything these days, from the ads we see on Facebook, the shows we watch on Netflix, to what we find when we search on Google. But what if there were an algo
Savings
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- Understanding U.S. Savings Bonds: A Secure Savings Option
- Americans' Emergency Savings Rise Above Credit Card Debt: Bankrate Survey
- Save Money on School Supplies: Proven Tips & Tricks
- Understanding ChexSystems: What It Is & How It Affects Your Banking
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Silver Jewelry Club: Innovative Flash Sales for Jewelry | Innovation Award FinalistWhy they won Silver Jewelry Club was a finalist for the Innovation Awards. For launching a custom flash sale site on SaaS, saving thousands in development costs. Business stats Who submitted (...
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Wells Fargo Money Order: How to Fill Out & Use - [Year]A money order is used like a check. Wells Fargo makes money orders up to $1,000 available for purchase by their customers. A money order can be cashed like a check but doesn't show any ac...
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USPS Priority Mail vs. Flat Rate: Which Shipping Option is Best?Popular for its fast delivery times and more economical pricing versus similar options from other shipping companies, USPS Priority Mail handles both domestic and international shipping needs. While m...
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Millionaire Mindset: How to Save and Invest for Financial FreedomMillionaires dont budget to save, they save first and spend on whats left. Heres how mu...