Category: MISC
Quick Study #2
Investments- The Major Difference Between The Dot-Com Bubble Of 1999 And Today Real Estate- How to Achieve Steady Cash Flow on Your Remote Investment Business- How to Win New Clients and Prospects with Seminars and Webinars Retirement- A New Approach to Retirement Income Planning for Women Personal Finance Video- Dividend Investing: DIVIDEND CHALLENGE For Monthly…
Quick Study #1
Investments- 11 Best Monthly Stocks and Funds for 2021 – https://www.kiplinger.com/investing/stocks/dividend-stocks/601862/best-monthly-dividend-stocks-and-funds-for-2021 Real Estate- Land Loans, What you Should Know- https://www.bankrate.com/mortgages/what-property-buyers-should-know-about-land-loans/ Business- Which Business Niches Will Boom in the Post-COVID Landscape- https://www.allbusiness.com/which-business-niches-will-boom-in-post-covid-landscape-134326-1.html Retirement- 14 States that won’t tax your pension- https://www.kiplinger.com/retirement/601819/states-that-wont-tax-your-pension Personal Finance Video- Dividend Income Portfolio Makes $1,000 a month https://youtu.be/mgJP-cp5Xmo Military Family Investing– $0…
Marriage Year in Review: 2012
Story: 2012 was probably the busiest year of our marriage. We traveled to so many places and connected to so many people. We went to Laughlin multiple times, Las Vegas, San Diego, Grand Canyon, Palm Springs, and Phoenix. Sadly, I also started another two-year accompanied tour in Beaufort, South Carolina. We did a 10-day road…
Marriage Year in Review: 2011
Story: 2011 was amazing. I finally was able to wrap up my time in Afghanistan. I was out of there in February. The Corps tried to get me home for the birth of our second child, but I missed it by 3 days. My wife had a natural birth, safely. When I returned I felt…
Marine Learns to Cook #1
Marine Learns to Cook #1 Taco Skillet October 17, 2020 My wife came up with an amazing idea for me to learn how to cook while I am all alone in my barracks room in Okinawa, Japan. This is my first experiment. I got the recipe from Delish.com specifically at https://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/recipes/a45831/best-taco-skillet-recipe/ Join our Facebook group…
7 Things I Learned in my First Year of Investing in the Stock Market
I had never considered the stock market as a place to make money for a common person like myself. I figured everyone investing had college degrees and inside information. However, after reading tons of articles on passive income, I decided that I would try my hand at dividend investing. That was in June of 2019.…
21 Things I learned after 21 Years in the Military
The military is an amazing place to be as long as you have the right mindset. As I approach my 22nd year, I am looking back on some of the things I learned along the way. Let me know if you want to see more military content like this in the comments. These are in…
Envision Your Dream Retirement, and Then Work Backwards
What is your dream life look like? Where would you be and who would you be with? I talk to so many people whose dream is to retire from the military, get another government job, and then retire fully at age 65. And then hope that they have enough money to survive between two pensions…
How We Began our Passive Income Journey
Kris and I were in Didim, Turkey in the summer of 2019. I was really enjoying myself. The people there were friendly and the atmosphere was completely relaxed. At this moment, early in our trip, I knew that I could retire here. It felt like a piece of home. Kris and I had met overseas,…
Travel Blog #9: Albuquerque, NM
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! …
Marine Corps Life #6
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 April – December 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…
Does Minimalism help prevent Lifestyle Inflation?
Before we get started, let’s define lifestyle inflation (or lifestyle creep)? This is when we begin to earn more money and our lifestyle starts to become more expensive. For example, if we get a $400 a month promotion at our jobs, and then we trade in our car and get one that costs $400 a…
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! …
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…
