Tag: Financial Independence
Can You Achieve an Infinite Return?
The holy grail of any type of investing is achieving an infinite return. I wrote an article yesterday titled “Understanding Cash on Cash Return,” referencing an old article on the magic of an infinite return. I wrote my last article about an infinite return almost a year ago, so it’s about time to jump back…
Become a Bonafide Real Estate Investor II: Understanding Cash on Cash Return
The world of real estate has a lot of rules and calculations to use on your way to investing success. However, knowing to regard or disregard these calculations will give you the most opportunities moving forward. Welcome back to the Become a Bonafide Real Estate Investor Series (Part 1). Here, we attempt to learn as…
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…
How We Plan to Retire on Dividends 2
The world runs on dividends and love. Well, I just made that up, but MY world runs on dividends and love. I wrote the article “How We Plan to Retire on Dividends” roughly five months ago, and a lot has changed since then. Actually, everything is the same, just the amount of passive income from…
The Magic of Marriage: Love & Finances Go Hand-in-Hand
Love, Purpose, Duty, and Respect are principles of a successful marriage. It will be hard to find someone who follows and believes in these principles, but they exist. However, to find this person, you will have to live and die by these remarkable principles as well. Do you? Life is full of surprises, and getting…
More Content, More Cash Flow
The internet age is a fantastic time to live through. Information flows like water, and all we have to do is have a cell phone or internet connection to access it all. But, with all this information comes overload. The media constantly bombards people by telling them what to do and how to do it.…
RE Lifestyles 3: Renovate & Rent VS. Fix & Flip
So you find a distressed property at a great deal, what do you do? You can buy it, renovate it, and then keep it as a rental. Or, you can buy it, renovate it, and sell it at the increased value. There are pros and cons to both techniques; you’ll just have to figure out…
Passive Income in DeFi 105: Crypto Rewards
Nothing feels better than receiving dividends! Imagine waking up to find “fresh” money in your bank account—no work required. In the world of crypto, there is a similar feeling that presents itself as crypto rewards. Welcome to the Passive Income in DeFi series (101, 102, 103, 104), where we talk about getting rich with cryptocurrencies.…
Dividend Growth Investing vs. Income Investing
Fall is a beautiful time of the year. The weather turns cool, the leaves turn orange, and we get to enjoy our income streams during Christmas shopping. We all have passive income streams, correct? Building a stream of passive income, whether from royalties, dividends, rents, or business, is a great way to supplement your earned…
The Magic of Income Investing
This article will be difficult for me to write. Not because of the subject matter, but because of the multiple paths one can take when income investing. I’ll try my best to contain my excitement and stay on the mission. Welcome to the wonderful world of Income Investing. This world is vastly different from Dividend…
Life is Not a Game
Wow, I am 40 years old, and I am starting to realize how life works. I have realized that the more serious I take life, the easier it becomes. Also, the more fun I have with my family and friends (if I have any), when our finances are performing well. This article stems from some…
Love Income? Try Business Development Companies
The more I invest, the more I love venturing into new territory. As our dividend portfolio reaches $200,000, the thought of trying new things seems like a great idea. I noticed that I follow two separate yet distinct investing philosophies. The first model is called Dividend Growth Investing (DGI). It consists of investing (and reinvesting)…
5 Takeaways from “The Relaxed Author”
“The Relaxed Author” by Joanna Penn and Leslie Lefebvre is about writers managing their writing lives. Life as an independently published author can be hectic. There are tasks such as writing, publishing, marketing, and social media that all contend with your time. The best way to succeed while keeping your mental health intact is to…
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…
Pumpkin Spice & Royalties
Tis’ the season to become wealthy. As our kids go “trick or treating,” why not fund all of those candy purchases with passive income from royalties? This is my first Halloween using the magic of royalties to assist me through life. I can say first hand it is a fantastic feeling always to have your…
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,…
10,000 Hours to Build an Income Stream
I seem to be writing about income streams a lot recently—probably because I am in the middle of building one as we speak. I can say from experience that it isn’t a cakewalk. However, I see the value in creating your own brand and platform. They say it takes 10,000 hours to master anything. So,…
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…
How to FALL into Investing
Autumn is creeping upon us, and what better time to start investing? The leaves are turning orange, the weather is becoming cool, and our wallets are preparing for the busy Christmas season. Wouldn’t it be nice to have our dividends pay for Christmas shopping next year? In the article “A $1000 Dividends Shopping Spree,” I…
