And Higher Still

[...] ultra-exhausting marathon job if it meant you could save a million dollars and attain financial independence in one year?  If you would consider that, then all we're really haggling over is [...]

[...] (i.e. life), it's these other hobbies and skills that will make the process of achieving financial independence (and the Golden Age that will proceed it) a hell of a lot of fun. Some of these thing [...]

[...] to do the calculations. Best of luck, $L—you have a long road ahead of you to financial independence, so keep me updated and let me know if you need any additional tools!  Hit up the [...]

Had he attended Maker Faire, P.T. Barnum would have had some different ideas about "The Greatest Show on Earth". a keyboard player jams in a Faraday [...]

[...] ;III. John Bogle—IV. Vanguard   || ||  V. Moving to Vanguard—VI. Asset Allocation—VII. Maintenance  || At this point, hopefully I've convinced you that index [...]

[...] ;III. John Bogle—IV. Vanguard   || ||  V. Moving to Vanguard—VI. Asset Allocation—VII. Maintenance  || When set up correctly, your investments should require [...]

[...] Investment Trust $0 0% Real Estate Investment Trusts $7,659 7% If you read my article on asset allocation, you might be able to recognize that this is a very aggressive asset allocation: all stocks, [...]

[...] book Happy Money and Mr. Money Mustache's article on Hedonic Adaptation. 2) Increasing your savings rate, not your income level alone, is the only way to reduce the number of years you will be [...]

[...] , pay for a couple cross-country flights, finance an international vacation, or increase my savings rate by 4.5%. Even if you can't throw out your phone completely, you can still use Google Voice to [...]

[...] , for this income—you'd come out $1,200 negative for the year.  This represents a savings rate of -3.9%. Most federal graduate student fellowships provide stipend support at around the same [...]

[...] go up in smoke that used to save me a few bucks here and there. The net effect on my savings rate?  Absolutely negligible.  If your financial strategy is based on stealing all of the after- [...]

[...] that you can set and forget, this is not it—stick to automatic investments in index mutual funds. When browsing Notes, you can create, save, and load filters that only display Notes that [...]

[...] again, if you're just looking to start investing, don't even think about it.  Off to index mutual funds you go! It's too early for me to wholeheartedly recommend Mosaic, but the concept is [...]

[...] same time, wouldn't it be much more effective to run a point-counterpoint on Obamacare or index mutual funds or Personal Capital instead of writing essentially the same article 100+ times? Perhaps I'm [...]

[...] || This article is Part Six in a series on investing with index mutual funds. || ||   I. Speculation—II. Index Funds—III. John Bogle—IV. [...]

[...] Scenarios Due to the rules above, there are two common scenarios in which Roth IRA overcontributions are made: You make more taxable compensation than you expected, pushing you into [...]

[...] Considers More Indexing (2013) Related Stories My Investments: Mutual Funds Correcting Roth IRA Overcontributions 529 Plan: versus UTMA [...]

[...] ;         Related Stories My Investments: Mutual Funds Correcting Roth IRA Overcontributions 529 Plan: versus UTMA   [...]

[...] ;         Related Stories My Investments: Mutual Funds Correcting Roth IRA Overcontributions 529 Plan: versus UTMA   [...]

[...] replacing the actively managed mutual funds in its $2 billion defined contribution plans with index funds.  This will decrease the annual expenses associated with holding these funds by 89% (0.06%, [...]

[...] when inflation is eroding their value every year? The answer is dividends.  Bond index funds collect the interest paid on the bonds and pay it out to the investors as lots and lots of [...]

[...] on investing with index mutual funds. || ||   I. Speculation—II. Index Funds—III. John Bogle—IV. Vanguard   || ||  V. Moving to Vanguard& [...]

[...] .00 Health Insurance --- (covered) $2,306.00 Tuition & Fees --- (covered) $12,876.00 Total Graduate Budget 2% $3,640.67 $43,688.00 Total Expense to Student 100% $2,375.50 $28,506.00 As previously [...]

[...] .00 Health Insurance --- (covered) $2,306.00 Tuition & Fees --- (covered) $12,876.00 Total Graduate Budget 2% $3,640.67 $43,688.00 Total Expense to Student 100% $2,375.50 $28,506.00 Most graduate [...]

||  This article is part of a series on the 529 Education Savings Plan  || || 529 for Grad Students -- Choosing a Plan -- Es [...]

[...] ; Related Stories My Investments: Mutual Funds Correcting Roth IRA Overcontributions 529 Plan: versus UTMA   [...]

[...] ; Related Stories My Investments: Mutual Funds Correcting Roth IRA Overcontributions 529 Plan: versus UTMA   [...]

[...] ) Related Stories My Investments: Mutual Funds Correcting Roth IRA Overcontributions 529 Plan: versus UTMA [...]