Author: kingmarine
Passive Income from Creativity 101: Music
There are many ways to make money in today’s digital world. We can harness the digital landscape, the physical world, and the planets of the metaverse. We have no excuses for using our creativity to build streams of passive income. Today, I am proud to start a new series that focuses on passive income from…
Are Fitness & Finance Correlated?
Is there a direct correlation between being physically fit and being wealthy? How are these things similar, and how do they differ? Let’s explore so we can better understand how to obtain both of these critical metrics. I am a US Marine, so being physically fit is part of my programming. I wake up every…
Your First Home: Investment Property or Dream House?
Buying a home can be an emotional roller coaster no matter how you try to fight your feelings. Some people worry about having a huge mortgage over their heads for 30 years. Others want to ensure they are buying the perfect home. Today, we will try to remove as much emotion out of the home-buying…
The Metaverse 104: Education in the Metaverse
The internet and technology brought a considerable shift in educating our children. I remember going to the computer lab to access the “Oregon Trail” and other games. There was a separation between the classroom and the computer. Today, my kids got issued Chromebooks that they can take back and forth. They have the internet at…
Living Overseas Passively 108: Automated Business
I don’t think most people want to run a huge business when they retire overseas. It would be crazy to think about meetings and conference calls while you enjoy the weather in Bali. But, that doesn’t mean we can’t own a business while living overseas—we need only delegate our responsibilities. Welcome back to the Living…
Santa’s Bringing Dividends
Do you remember how excited you were on Christmas Eve as a child? We used to wake up at 6 am and run to open presents. No matter what we received, we were happy and blessed. Those magical moments will forever live on in our hearts because it was all about love. Our parents probably…
Investing for Interest 102: Super Safe Savers
The average person is risk-averse, meaning they do not want to take a chance in the markets. I understand the philosophy, but it’s time for us to grow up and move into investing slowly. If this sounds harsh, it’s meant to get us moving. Welcome back to the Investing for Interest series (101), where we…
5 Steps to (Financially) Running a Household
Today I want to lay out everything I know about running a household. I will focus on the finance aspect of household operations, as my lovely wife Kristina runs the personnel side of the house. So, what are my qualifications to speak about running a household? My wife and I have been married for 15…
Net Worth vs. Passive Income
Everyone is fascinated by someone’s net worth because most people use it to define wealth. Net worth is simple to determine, but it’s hard to figure out its value. Saying you are worth a certain amount of money doesn’t mean you are necessarily rich. Net worth is a by-product of static wealth. Passive income is…
Your Income Should Increase Every Year
Being an employee has many perks, like not worrying about anyone other than yourself. People become used to life as an employee, often choosing this over starting a business or creating content. But three things being an employee strips you off: freedom of time, money, and location. Today, I will talk specifically about freedom of…
Single Ladies, What Are Your Retirement Plans?
This piece will be an uncompromising look at the future of relationships, marriage, and retirement for both men and women. I don’t know if there has ever been a time where the division between men and women has been so visible. Sure, we can point to the 1950s and 1960s and say that women didn’t…
The Dividend Debit Card
Wouldn’t it be nice if you had a debit card that magically created money for you? You would wake up to new money in your account, knowing that you could spend it without guilt? Welcome to the year 2022, and you have this magic card. This card is called the Cash App debit card and…
5 Takeaways from “Otherhood”
“Otherhood” by Melanie Notkin is an essential look at the life of a career woman. I read this book because I am trying to understand better how women will navigate into their retirement years, especially if they are not married. The author did not plan to be unmarried her entire life; however, due to circumstances,…
The Crypto Debit Card
My favorite centralized exchange announced launching a debit card that ties directly to the USDC in your crypto portfolio. I signed up immediately. I am beyond excited and think this could be a major catalyst in the long term. My favorite centralized crypto exchange is Voyager (affiliate link). I have been a fan of Voyager…
HOW to Use Credit Cards
I just finished an article where I asked you NOT to use credit cards unless you were debt-free and had multiple income streams. Today, I present the counterargument to using credit cards. Please read “When NOT to Use Credit Cards” first. Credit cards can be a boon to your financial success if used properly. They…
Become CEO of Yourself 2
The most challenging part of achieving everything we want in life is controlling our behaviors. We don’t have much control over the results of our actions; however, we can control our efforts to obtain great results. For example, we can wake up early every morning, make our beds, build our business, exercise, and read books…
Investing for Interest 101: What is Fixed Income?
I am reaching the point where I am operating at maximum capacity. In a dream world, I would make this into a 10-part series and flesh out each investing option below. However, I still have a day job. So, today I will combine a lot of information into a short article. Hopefully, I will dig…
5 Takeaways from “Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook”
“Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook” by Gary Vaynerchuck is a book about content creation and entrepreneurship, two of my favorite subjects. Let me preface this article by saying that I love Gary V’s content. He is a pure entrepreneur, which is extremely rare. I watched a Gary V YouTube video where he said, “You should…
Overcome Financial Adversity
Everyone alive has some form of financial adversity to overcome. Even the people born with a silver spoon (rich) have to learn how to maintain their wealth. Let’s review some of the financial challenges we can all face at some time; then, we can work on overcoming them. Born poor. There is nothing we could…
When NOT to Use Credit Cards
Credit cards can actually be of great use in our wealth-building journey; if we use them correctly. However, before we can effectively use credit cards, we need to establish control of our finances and create passive income. Typical use of credit cards. In America, the common use of credit cards is buying liabilities that we…
