Author: kingmarine
The Magic of Dollar-Cost Averaging
How do I get started with investing? Why do I need to invest? How much money do I need to invest? What do I need to invest in with my money? These are some of the questions that are keeping you from investing. And since you know that you need to invest, these questions are…
5 Takeaways from “The Perfect Investment”
“The Perfect Investment” by Paul Moore is a deep dive into the world of commercial real estate. More specifically, giant (100+ doors) multi-family housing that you can buy via syndications, partnerships, and limited liability corporations. You will need to be an accredited investor for this scale of investing. According to Investopedia, you will need to…
My 4 Favorite Index Funds
Index funds are boring and don’t take much knowledge to start investing. Nobody is going to care if you made a killing with index investing. All that being said, index funds are absolutely vital to the health of your portfolio. It is hard to go wrong with index funds, and they can help cover some…
Living Overseas Passively 110: Living Overseas on Passive Income
Have you ever dreamed of living on a faraway beach island? You and your loved ones would wake up to bright sunny days and lay on the beach all day long. Does this life seem possible to you? Or does it sound completely out of the realm of reality? If you struggle to understand how…
Living Overseas Passively 109: Cash & Emergency Fund
Now, we have been all over the world on passive income. Previously, we covered financial mindset, retirement income, dividends, rents, royalties, cryptocurrencies, and automated business. There is only one more type of income to discuss—cash. Yep, that’s right. Cash is a form of income, and it is vital to our success while living overseas. You…
The In-Debt-ured Servant
I started working when I was 15 years old, back in 1996. I was a janitor for an office between freshman and sophomore year for that summer. I then worked for McDonald’s until I left for Marine Corps boot camp in 1999. Thus, I have been in the workforce for 25 years, with the Marines…
Create Content Daily
I wrestled with the title of this article. My two choices were “Create Content Daily” and “Create Daily Content,” and I decided on the former. “Create Daily Content” gives us a way out. The idea here is that I could write seven articles on Sunday and slowly trickle them out throughout the week. A way…
Why Real Estate is IDEAL: Income
Real Estate has probably made more millionaires than any other business or job. Once you understand the tax advantages and use of leverage, you can grow your empire rather quickly. My favorite author, Robert Kiyosaki (“Rich Dad Poor Dad”), says that the government incentives real estate developers to ensure high interest from entrepreneurs. I tend…
The Metaverse 105: Employment in the Metaverse
I’m sure we were all ecstatic when our bosses told us to return to work after working remotely for over a year. NOT! Every time I leave to go to work, I have a deep sinking feeling because my physical body doesn’t need to be there every day. Disclaimer. I am sick as a dog…
4 Years of College vs. 4 Years of Content Creation
I’ll admit that this article could be emotional for some people. Having a college degree is their greatest achievement for many people, and they couldn’t imagine life not having one. They will proudly send their kids off to college all day, every day. I always had a different mindset. I graduated high school with a…
3 Steps to Live Entirely on Passive Income and Retire When You Want
Everybody’s dream should be to have complete freedom of time because that’s when we are at our happiest. Can you imagine traveling anywhere in the world with your friends and loved ones, at any time you all want? Unless you were born with assets that allowed you to make these enormous travel plans, you need…
5 Takeaways from “The Psychology of Money”
“The Psychology of Money” by Morgan Housel is a mandatory read for anyone entering the stock market or the larger world of investing. So much of how we perceive our investing life comes from our mindset. The book gives us reasonable parameters to frame our investing goals and successes. The basic rule is to invest…
Dividends vs. Military Retirement
I am not going to lie—this will be a pretty lop-sided competition. However, I will have additional articles on how the losing party can catch up or beat the victor. Welcome to part one of Dividends vs. Military Retirement. Off the top of your head, which of the two sides do you think will win?…
Passive Income from Creativity 106: Writing
I am saving the best for last, or at least my favorite. Writing has changed my life, and I am proud to present this piece as a writer. Over the past year, I have written over 650,000 words, equivalent to 21 (30,000 words) full-length books. I believe writing is the best form of Passive Income…
5 Takeaways from “Infinity Investing”
“Infinity Investing” by Toby Mathis is a book about building a portfolio of assets that will eventually cover your lifestyle. In other words, what I write about every day. Needless to say, this was a fantastic read. We all want to achieve financial freedom via different techniques and methods. Some may be heavy into real…
Passive Income from Creativity 105: Audio and Speech
Audio and speech are probably the most difficult of all the creativity income streams. I wouldn’t advise starting with audio because it will require an audience. You see what I am talking about soon. Welcome back to the Passive Income from Creativity series (101, 102, 103, 104), where our passion pays the bills. Today, we…
5 Takeaways from “Get Your Ducks in a Row”
“Get Your Ducks in a Row” by Harry S Margolis is an enormous book on estate planning. I knew it would be a challenging book to read because of the subject matter, but it proved to be an exciting read. The book was engaging because I learned much more than I thought. Estate planning covers…
Passive Income from Creativity 104: Video
It’s hard to imagine that video didn’t arrive as the internet first hit the scene. YouTube is something that we take for granted. There is more educational value within YouTube than in our national school system. I don’t mean that to be a diss but as a matter of comparison. If you want to drill…
Passive Income from Creativity 103: Art & Design
Everyone loves a good artist. What if your child had an affinity for drawing and creating art— would you push him to pursue this career path? Most likely, we would guide him to a career that would pay him well, not to become a creative. The reason is we don’t see successful career artists too…
Passive Income from Creativity 102: Photography
With the rise of smartphones with mega cameras, everyone thinks they are professional photographers. I will admit that I also got caught up in the act of taking far too many pictures. Hey, it was fun back in 2012. But now, less is more, and I take pictures that truly move me. However, I am…
