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How a Baltimore Parking Attendant Built a $500K Net Worth | Frugal Living
In this weeks installment of Get Rich Slowly Theater, were going to look at a real-life money boss: Earl Crawley, a parking attendant from Baltimore. Mr. Earl (as hes known) was profiled on the
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Living the Dream: 15 Years of Semi-Retirement - A Real-Life Story
Todays “money story” is a guest post from Bob Clyatt, author of the outstanding Work Less, Live More, which is one of my favorite books about financial independence and early retireme
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Retire at 35: A CPA's Blueprint for Early Financial Freedom
All his life, Paul Terhorst wanted to be rich. Even in grade school, he looked forward to having a corporate job, to joining the world of big business. “I didnt just dream about money and
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Get Rich Slowly: A Sustainable Investment Strategy
As you spend less and earn more, youll begin to earn a profit and save more money. Maybe at first youll have a few dollars per month in surplus. Eventually, however, youll find that youre savin
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Vanguard's Free Retirement Planning Guide: A DIY Investor's Roadmap
Vanguard, the mutual fund company, recently published a free retirement planning guide for folks like me who arent interested in hiring a professional financial advisor. Vanguards Roadmap to Fi
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Real Estate Investing for Beginners: A Step-by-Step Guide
I got started in real estate investing right after college. Because a young adult can basically sleep in a car if he has to (my 1998 Toyota Camry with cloth seats was comfortable), I had lit
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Retirement Spending: How Much Do You Really Need?
I spend a lot of time talking with people who have retired early or are otherwise financially independent. From a purely anecdotal point of view, Id say most of these folks are well-adjusted. The
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Retirement Withdrawal Strategies: Evaluating the 4% Rule
Last week, I wrote about the problem with retirement spending: How much should you spend during retirement? If you spend too much, you run the risk of depleting your savings. But if you spend too
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Passive Income vs. Passion Income: Which Path is Right for You?
When I was a younger man — back before I founded Get Rich Slowly in 2006 — I was intrigued by the idea of creating passive income. While passive income isnt exactly a get rich quick s
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Boost Your Retirement Savings: Strategies for a Secure Future
The July 2018 issue of the AAII Journal — the monthly publication of the American Association of Individual Investors — includes an intersting article about how to “increase you
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Retire Early: Lessons from a 43-Year-Old Professor
I am both a money nerd and a book nerd. Naturally, I get a little giddy when I find old books about money Ive never heard of before. While browsing Oregons best used bookstore earlier this year
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Early Retirement in 1957: A Look Back at a Life Magazine Photo Essay
Sometimes I hit the jackpot in my quest to find old material about retirement and early retirement. Last week, for instance, I was reading Early Retirement Dudes history of the financial independ
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U.S. Bull & Bear Markets: A Historical Visual Overview (1926-Present)
Who am I kidding? I cant go an entire month without publishing anything here at Get Rich Slowly. I need to write. And judging from the feedback regarding my planned sabbatical, you folks want m
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Retirement Investing: Preserving & Growing Your Purchasing Power
Everybody’s financial situation — age, income, saving rate — is different. But every retiree, early or late, aspiring or actual, has the same, simple investing imperative: We must pre
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Early Retirement Calculator & Planning: Achieve Financial Freedom
More and more, Im meeting people who want to know how to retire early. Theres been a lot of buzz in the media lately about early retirement, and thats led folks to wonder how much money they wo
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Affordable & Thoughtful Gift Ideas: Stress-Free Holiday Shopping
If youre panicked because you still havent thought of the perfect gift for the people on your Nice List, youll be relieved to know you dont need to spend as much time as you might think looking f
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Savings Rate vs. Investment Returns: Which Drives Wealth?
My name is Zach, and I write at Four Pillar Freedom, where I tend to tackle financial topics through data visualization. While J.D. is on vacation, I offered to explore one of his favorite topi
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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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Negative Interest Rates: Explained | Causes, Effects & HistoryThere are two types of interest rates: real and nominal. Just as the name suggests, negative interest rates are interest rates that fall below zero. Although rare, the concept dates back to t...
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Ohio SR-22 Insurance: Requirements & Duration - [Year]In Ohio, SR-22 is a type of auto insurance coverage that is required for high-risk drivers. Once purchased and filed with the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles, SR-22 coverage must stay on the driver'...
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Understanding Vostro Accounts: Correspondent Banking ExplainedA Vostro account is part of correspondent banking where a foreign bank holds the funds and acts as an intermediary to those funds. The account is held on behalf of a domestic bankCommercial BankA comm...
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Send Money Online: How to Buy Money Orders with PayPal - PaykoMoney orders offer a trusted method of sending funds. Money orders are a method of payment that requires immediate funding. As a result, many people prefer money orders to personal checks whe...