Travel Blog #8: Didem, Turkey
Part of having a successful marriage is creating experiences together. This blog’s purpose to reflect on great travels that helps us maintain a great marriage. I challenge other couples to do the same as well. If the number of pictures you have will not suffice, you may need to go create more experiences! Good Luck! …
5 Takeaways from “Superfans”
“Superfans” by Pat Flynn is a book dedicated to growing your fanbase. Not only is it about building your fanbase, but also about building Superfans. A Superfan is someone who will do almost anything for you, mainly because they love you and your work. I personally am a Superfan of Pokemon. I will buy anything…
Charles Schwab Update #1
I use Charles Schwab when I have rental income I receive from tenets. I like the platform because you can use fractional shares and it also has full access of all the stocks and ETFs. Platforms like STASH and CASH APP have a curated selection of stocks and ETFs to choose from. Join our Facebook…
Marriage Year in Review: 2010
Story- 2010 was another amazing year (I’m starting to notice a trend). We were still stationed in Yuma, Arizona, which I still love to this day. The desert is a very important place for me. Our first son was 3 years old at the beginning of the year. We really were just hanging out around…
Marine Corps Life #5
Being a Marine is one of the greatest honors that can be bestowed on a human being. I will share my experiences via my pictures. Enjoy. These pictures were taken between January – March 2010 Join our Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/231490384820780 Follow us on Pinterest at: Disclosure: I am not a financial advisor or money…
M1 Finance Update #1
My M1 Finance account is the one I am most proud of. After investing in stocks for over a year, I created this M1 Finance portfolio. I call it the 4/4 Portfolio. This means I want it to have a 4% capital appreciation (price going up) / and a 4% dividend payout (money in my…
Travel Blog #7: Phoenix, Az
Part of having a successful marriage is creating experiences together. This blog’s purpose to reflect on great travels that helps us maintain a great marriage. I challenge other couples to do the same as well. If the number of pictures you have will not suffice, you may need to go create more experiences! Good Luck! …
Wells Fargo Update #1
My Wells Fargo was how I started out in stock investing. I do not really care for it so much nowadays, mainly because you cannot do fractional investing. Fractional investing is where you can buy fractional shares of 1 complete share. For example, I can buy $1 of a $200 share of a company. I…
My 4 Retirement Blocks
Not too long ago, I was happily planning on retiring from the Marine Corps and starting a new job. But, lo and behold, I started reading. Oh no. So having only military retirement income is no longer the plan. I found out through reading that I can actually have my money do all the work…
STASH Update #1: Oct 8, 2020
Stash is a great platform for automated investing. I invest in bonds, index funds, and most importantly, dividend-paying stocks. I have a personal (taxable) account and also a retirement (non-taxable) account. Join our Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/231490384820780 Follow us on Pinterest at: Disclosure: I am not a financial advisor or money manager, and any knowledge…
Cash App Update #2 : Oct 8, 2020
Since the last update on July 12 (Amount $14) 2020, I went and filled out more dividend stocks. I have been investing in my Cash App every single day that the stock market is open for business. Join our Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/231490384820780 Follow us on Pinterest at: Disclosure: I am not a financial advisor…
Leadership #1: Self-Discipline
Leadership is not a quality that someone is born with. Great leaders are forged, usually by other great leaders. The saying “steel forges steel” comes to mind. However, leadership and mentorship are not as prevalent as they were just 20 years ago. With this leadership series, I intend to give some of my advice on…
How to Build a Couples’ Retirement
After almost 15 years of marriage, I understand how important personal finance is to maintaining a healthy relationship. Even though my wife and I plan on retiring together, it is still important that she has her own source of income. With that, we plan on building two separate yet almost identical retirement plans for us.…
5 Takeaways from “Retire Young Retire Rich”
“Retire Young Retire Rich” is a blueprint on how to mentally prepare for your journey to becoming rich. It is not so much an in-depth step by step guide on how to become rich, as much as it is a mental exercise on how to expand your way of thinking. If you do not expand…
Can you achieve F.I.R.E.?
The new buzzword around town is F.I.R.E., which stands for Financial Independence Retire Early. The general idea is that you will invest enough money, have a business, and/or have enough real estate income to retire from your job and live off of your passive income stream. How will you know when will have enough income…
Marine Corps Life #4
Being a Marine is one of the greatest honors that can be bestowed on a human being. I will share my experiences via my pictures. Enjoy. These pictures were taken between 2009 Join our Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/231490384820780 Follow us on Pinterest at: Disclosure: I am not a financial advisor or money manager, and any…
Marriage Year in Review: 2009
The Story: Wow! 2009 was an amazing year. For the second article out of 3, I didn’t realize how much we did in 2009 until I started looking through all the pictures. This was a quiet year from an accomplishment perspective. However, we were able to get settled into our new home, spend lots of…
From $0 to $60,000
The hardest part of getting where you are going is starting out. The same goes for starting out on your financial independence journey. There are so many ways to get started such as: paying down debt, increasing income, or investing in the stock market. We only recently started on our journey to financial independence (about…
Travel Blog #6: Santa Barbara, Ca
Part of having a successful marriage is creating experiences together. This blog’s purpose to reflect on great travels that helps us maintain a great marriage. I challenge other couples to do the same as well. If the number of pictures you have will not suffice, you may need to go create more experiences! Good Luck! …
Food Blog #5: Steak
Part of having a successful marriage is creating experiences together. This blog’s purpose to reflect on great food that helps us maintain a great marriage. I challenge other couples to do the same as well. If the number of pictures you have will not suffice, you may need to go create more experiences! Good Luck! …