FOMO on Life
The fear of missing out on life is real. FOMO shows up when you are behind on retirement planning and even when your financial ducks are in […]
Am I Winning?
When I was young, my dad told me that if I thought there was going to be a fight with someone to throw the first […]
Are Your Stocks Displaying Real Power?
Is everyone happy today? Regular headlines about horrible earnings, high unemployment, and elimination of dividends are our new normal. Be careful, it’s very easy to […]
Will I Run Out of Money In Retirement?
Early in my career, I quickly learned that fear can motivate but only on a short-term basis. Sustainability of fear-based results had limits and drawbacks. […]
Pensions Are A Time Bomb!
I love my pension! I’ve earned a promise to pay at retirement in exchange for 22 years of faithful service. The hope is to put […]
Easy To Say, Hard To Do
The last couple of months have been me processing information and refining my retirement plans. Pondering next steps can seem like an eternity but I […]
Debrief – 7/7/20
YTD Savings Rate At the beginning of the year, I estimated my savings rate to be around 44%. First, it’s hard to estimate your income […]
Dividend Income (Q2 2020)
Owning stocks from my Master Stock List, I’m generating passive dividend income from my Vanguard taxable account. Each month, I contribute dollars to my Vanguard money market […]
Next Level Thinking (for me)
In May, I published Master Stock List Revisited that further refined my potential stocks. Remember, these are stocks I might want to own to meet […]
Change of Plans (and that’s OK)
NOTE: Hi All – Just wanted to address my ~7 week absence. I’ve been writing about 1 article per week since I start this blog […]