Category: Retirement Planning
How to Retire in California
Sometimes we ask to achieve difficult things in life—it’s human nature. We could be living somewhere perfectly affordable, but then we ask for the near-impossible. Don’t worry; I’m not mad at you. I wrote an exquisite collection of articles called the Living Overseas Passively 101 series, where I give suggestions on how to move somewhere…
How Would You Spend $5,000?
Today is your lucky day because you just won $5,000 in a raffle at work. Wow! What a fantastic feeling to get this much money free of charge. Now comes the tricky question—what do you do with the cash? I wrote an article a couple of months ago titled “How Would You Invest $300,000?” which…
Living Overseas Passively 106: Royalty Income
The next stop on our journey may be the most difficult because royalties are not known to produce consistent income. In conjunction with our other sources of passive income, they will be a great supplement. But the fun of this exercise is building our models only using royalty income. Welcome back to the Living Overseas…
We Make $650/Month in Passive Income
Things are starting to heat up, and the money is beginning to become real. Last month, which was September 2021, my wife and I crossed a new milestone. We made $650 in passive income this month. Why is that number so impressive to us? First, it doesn’t include money from rental income. As I wrote…
Living Passively Overseas 105: Rental Income
We’ve come a long way in our quest to live overseas on passive income, but today we will face our greatest challenge yet—passive income from rental properties. The main concern with rental properties is who is going to oversee them while you are overseas? Before we get into our concerns, I want to welcome you…
My 60-Day Pre-Retirement
Ahh, the retired life is the life for me. I am currently heading back to Japan after two glorious months back in Florida with my family. I am actually in the air flying from Dallas to Seattle. That’s one of the reasons that I love writing; you can do it anywhere. Back to retirement, wow,…
Cash Flow 106: Why You Need a Job
I am not one to praise the virtues of having a job. In fact, I just finished an article about how the 8-Hour mindset destroys your ability to build wealth. However, we need jobs. Welcome back to the Cash Flow 101 series (101, 102, 103, 104, 105). I know, if you have read any of…
Debt Free? So, What’s Next?
Becoming debt-free after years of struggling under the crushing weight of consumer debt was an amazing feeling. Many people will never understand the gravity of being debt-free. It is as if you are floating on a cloud of air. However, being debt-free is just the beginning of a long journey towards the land of a…
Living Overseas Passively 104: Dividend Income
We have come a long way in our quest to live overseas on passive income. Throughout the Living Overseas Passively series (101, 102, 103), we have explored the mindset we need to acquire and what retirement income we can best leverage to make our lives comfortable overseas. Now, it is time to present the granddaddy…
The Wealth Accumulation Phase: 2 Is Better Than 1
My wife is my lover, best friend, business partner, and wealth-accumulation teammate. We recently moved into the wealth accumulation phase of life, and I can now share some experiences on our fantastic journey. A quick backstory. My wife and I met over 17 years ago and married 15 years ago. I was a young Sergeant…
What is Passive Income?
I have been writing religiously about passive income (600+ articles) for a little over a year now. However, I don’t think I have written an article addressing passive income from the top down. Today is that day. I will attempt to cover all aspects of passive income the best way I can. What is passive…
Living Overseas Passively 103: Retirement Income
What are the best methods to retire overseas with income from our working years? Most of this income will be hard to tap into because most of it is unusable until 60 years old. But let’s take a look at our options and see what plans we can make with our retirement income. Welcome back…
Retirement Planning for the Average Person 1+2
In a strange twist of fate, it’s okay to be average. Funny right? Being average gives us the advantage of using our brains to get ahead. Luckily, we can increase the productivity of our brains by reading and taking action. In “Retirement Planning for the Average Person,” we talked about the “don’ts” for the average…
Retirement Planning for the Average Person 2
So you are still average? Great, so am I. There is no reason to whine or cry about our “basic” lifestyle. In fact, it is something to celebrate. When we lead normal, everyday lives, there is no outside influence for us to live above our means. This is part two in the Retirement Planning for…
Living Overseas Passively 102: Financial Mindset
Okay, I am 40 years old and preparing myself to move overseas when I am 50. Before arranging my money and passive income, I first need to configure my brain to live overseas life. Living overseas can be vastly different from living in the United States, United Kingdom, etc. Depending on the country we decide…
Living Overseas Passively 101: Introduction to Passive Overseas Life
I have been writing about my love of passive income for over one year now. Today, we will start combining everything to create an amazing life—overseas. That’s right, overseas. Why overseas? There are many reasons to move overseas for retirement or long-term vacation. Let’s review some of them. Cost-of-living. This reason may be the number…
Happy Cash Flow Retirement 2
I love my Happy Cash Flow Retirement series dearly. One of the reasons is because I always feature some kind of alcoholic beverage on the cover. In the series, this will be article number two (read the first one here) and book number five (see the first four books here). It always reminds me of…
Art Edition: The Biggest Book on Passive Income Ever!
Art & Links to all 312 Chapters in “The Biggest Book on Passive Income Ever!” Amazon charges me for the size of the book—thus the ebook edition is $15. If you prefer that version, you can buy it here. Enjoy! MILITARY FAMILY INVESTING www.militaryfamilyinvesting.com The Biggest Book on Passive Income Ever! 320 Chapters and 1,200…
Web Edition: The Biggest Book on Passive Income Ever!
Links to all 312 Chapters in “The Biggest Book on Passive Income Ever!” Amazon charges me for the size of the book—thus the ebook edition is $15. If you prefer that version, you can buy it here. Enjoy! MILITARY FAMILY INVESTING www.militaryfamilyinvesting.com 00 INTRODUCTION 00 000 The Biggest Book on Passive Income Ever! 01 FINANCIAL…
Can You Live the Laptop Life?
Another day, another article about passive income. Hey, that’s what I do. I love reading books and articles about passive income—I call it “reinforcing principles.” I can read about people living on dividends and building rental empires all day. One of my favorite topics is living the laptop life? I take this to mean that…
