It’s been just over four years since I handed in my notice to the MegaCorp where I spent my entire professional career. April 19th,…
Leave it to some financial news for me to come out of hibernation on my blog. The former banker and current bank investor in me…
We’re officially homeowners again. Where and why did we decide to buy a house in a challenging market.
The tax rate paid is lower but the lifetime taxes paid start climbing higher. With regard to lifetime tax liability, there’s a sweet spot in the conversion strategy for most early retirees: Don’t go so quick that it triggers tax rates higher than 24% federal, but don’t go so slow on the conversions that investment earnings outstrip any progress on lowering the pre-tax account balances.
Financial Independence requires paying the price.
We must have gotten too comfortable, because we just got tossed into the Savagely Unhealthy Housing Market. It was May 17th, 2022 and the day…
Well, I’ve made it. Three years of unemployment and counting…
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