Tag: Financial Independence
Creative Financing in Real Estate 102: Personal Loans
After reading Creative Financing in Real Estate 101, you should be on the hunt for tiny homes, mobile homes, RVs, or small apartments. As I said before, affordable housing is the way of the future. Also, finding deals in real estate my be how to leverage this asset class moving forward. Let’s say that you…
Preferred Shares 104: The Search for Shares
We have come a long way in our knowledge of preferred shares. In Preferred Shares 101, we talked about what they were and how they could increase your dividend returns. In Preferred Shares 102, we learned how to speak their language. Finally, in Preferred Shares 103, we discussed the Rule of 72 and why dividend…
5 Takeaways from “Rich Dad’s Who Took My Money?”
You may know that Robert Kiyosaki is by far my favorite author of all time. Reading his work is like eating comfort food down South. I just finished reading “Rich Dad’s Who Took My Money?” and it was another fantastic book. “Rich Dad’s Who Took My Money?” focuses on the velocity of money and how…
Military Success 103: Educational Fitness
The military is perhaps the best place to become an educated young person in America. Not only are there too many educational opportunities to list here, but most of the things I list will be free. Moreover, some of the classes you will travel to will make you money. How cool is that? First things…
Become the CEO of Your Life part I
What is the secret to becoming wealthy and maintaining lifelong relationships? How do some people have it all— money, success, family, and love? Can you be one of the few that has it all? I believe that you can if you clearly define what having it all means. Don’t clearly define the definition of having…
Want a Tesla? Start a Rental Car Business
I never knew how badass Teslas were. My friend at work is a Tesla fanatic, and we got on the topic of buying one. He explained so many of the perks— how they drive, how fast they are, how the doors come up, etc. I was genuinely impressed. Then we started talking about the prices,…
20 (more) Books That Will Make You Rich
Read 20 Books That Will Make You Rich part 1 (This is Part 2) Reading in of itself will not make you rich. However, reading and creating actionable tasks WILL make you rich. I wanted to keep this page as simple as possible. I have attached my personal review of each of these books. These…
Happy Cash Flow Retirement
What an exciting title- to a fantastic proposition. A cash flow retirement is entirely different from what mainstream media would like us to have. Conventional wisdom would have us save an arbitrary amount of money, say $1 million, and then live off this money by withdrawing cash. In this scenario, you SAVE $1 million by…
5 Takeaways from “A Trader’s First Book on Commodities”
My favorite author Robert Kiyosaki, of “Rich Dad Poor Dad” fame, describes four asset classes- real estate, business, paper assets (stocks, bonds), and commodities. I have already read multiple books in the other asset classes; you can read some of my thoughts in the article “20 Books that will Make You Rich.” However, “A Trader’s…
“Financial Independence Magazine” is your Military Families Magazine
My name is Josh, and I have been in the Marine Corps for 22 years. I created Financial Independence Magazine so that everyone would have the opportunity to experience financial freedom. Most of my content is geared towards people like me- mid-class, middle-aged, and with children. We were not given the tools to make ourselves…
The Velocity of Money and How it will Make You Rich
If you had $30,000, how would you invest it? In the stock market? Or maybe a business? These questions are what you should be asking yourself almost daily. At any given time, you should know how to invest your money because your money should always be able to be re-invested. That’s right; your money should…
Mo’ Dividends Mo’ Problems #6 March 2021
Let’s see what dividends we were paid in March 2021. My goal is to get to $1 Million which would yield roughly $40,000 a year of dividend income. MARCH 2021 DIVIDENDS DIVIDENDS: $129.72 CASH APP Stock Type Ticker…
Are You Too Old to Start a Business?
Read My Books for Free: Free Kindle Books Schedule Business is one of our four pillars to a successful cash flow retirement- the others being retirement income, investing, and real estate. Many people are afraid to start a business because of the complexities of running a company. I am here to tell you that your…
Millennials, Homeownership, & Kids
Read My Books for Free: Free Kindle Books Schedule This article will paint a grim picture of the current generation of millennials finding affordable housing. Then, it will paint a worse picture of their kids being able to become homeowners. The truth is, as money prints, asset prices will continue to rise. Those with assets…
My Foray in FOREX
Read My Books for Free: Free Kindle Books Schedule I wasn’t always into the whole financial education scene. In fact, I started understanding the depth of the financial world in June of 2019 (roughly less than two years from today). I knew that I wanted to make more money in the early days, but I…
Military Success 102: Mental Fitness
Read My Books for Free: Free Kindle Books Schedule In Military Success 101, we learned how vital it was to stay in top physical shape for a long, successful career. Equally important, if not more so, is to stay in top mental shape. Keeping your mind in the game will take training because there will…
Y.B.E. Young Brilliant Entrepreneurs
I actually bounced the title of this article from one of my favorite songs of yesteryear. The year was 2001, and the song was Y.B.E. Young Black Entrepreneurs (YouTube) by Prodigy, on the album H.N.I.C. I was a Lance Corporal (E-3) stationed in San Diego, California. I had the album on cassette tape, and boy…
Advertising 102: Left Brain vs. Right Brain
Your brain is divided into two sides, but I am guessing you already knew that, right? However, did you know that these different sides help us make purchasing decisions in unique ways? As entrepreneurs and budding advertisers, we need to use this to our advantage when conveying our message to our audiences. If you haven’t…
Books & Thoughts
I have read precisely 40 books over the last eight months, and one thing sticks out to me- each book starts to become a piece of who you are. After I read “Rich Dad Poor Dad,” I began to say, “The rich don’t work for money.” When I finished “Be Obsessed or Be Average,” I…
Creative Financing in Real Estate 101: Introduction
The goal of your financial life is to obtain assets that produce you money. Many types of assets make money in various ways. You have assets that build capital gains, such as growth stocks, gold, housing, and collectibles. Capital gains, or price appreciation, can be risky because you only make money when someone purchases the…
