Our First Bear Market: Losing $100,000

Our First Bear Market: Losing $100,000

Since learning how to be a self-directed investor, my wife and I have been reading heavily on how to react during our first bear market. For all you new investors, a bear market is defined as a 20% drop in the stock market from its all-time highs. Out of all information we consumed from books, …

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My 2020 Healthy Habits for Success

I took this photo at the top of Skaros Rock in the Village of Imerovigli, Santorini. It was an awesome climb!

My wife and I have a lot of big things planned this year. To be successful, I would have to be serious about doing away with some bad habits that have slowed me down in the past: Not sleeping, eating too much junk food, not sticking to my workout program, and spending too much time …

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Don’t Make New Year’s Resolutions, Do This Instead

If you ever made a new year’s resolution, you already know how quickly they fall by the wayside, but you’re not alone. Businessinsider polled 1,000 people and found that 80% of them failed to continue towards their goals by mid-February. That is less than two months of commitment! As you can see from the infographic …

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9 Transformations On The Road To Financial Independence

While taking our personal finance onto another level, a few small changes led to larger transformations that both simplified and elevated our lives. Transformation #1: The Personal Finance Ninja I’d like to credit this term to Stephanie, from poorerthanyou.com. Becoming a personal finance ninja is exactly how I would describe our transformation. We became more …

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