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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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
Losing Friends? Your Doing Something Right
It’s funny how much my 15-year old son loves hanging out with friends. As parents, I try not to rain on his parade and tell him the truth. As we age, our friends do not want us to succeed. Don’t get me wrong; we should have 2-3 true friends. We may even have some family…
What Type of Home Business Should You Start?
So, your career is winding down. You are preparing to go into the unknown land of retirement. However, you will still need fresh income coming in via multiple sources. Of course, you have dividend and rental income, but having a more flexible type of income will also be great. Enter business. With a business, we…
RE Lifestyles 2: Investor vs. Lender
Investing in real estate is one of the fastest and easiest ways to grow your wealth. One of the main contributing factors to the speed of wealth creation is the use of leverage. Leverage is the ability to use OPM or Other People’s Money. There are two sides to leverage—the investor who asks for the…
The Magic of Dividend Growth Investing
There is a certain magic in growing your own crops. You fertilize the soil, plant the seeds, and hopefully pick the fruits that the plants produce. But, gardening should only be for people with patience. There is no fast way to start a crop-producing garden. Welcome to the world of Dividend Growth Investing or DGI.…
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…
H.E.N.R.Y. High Earner Not Rich Yet
Money seems to be in abundance. Everywhere I look, store shelves are empty, people are driving new cars, and I see RVs and boats littering the road. So, is everyone rich? Apparently, there is a lot of money flowing through people’s hands and wallets. Why, then, do I keep hearing that most Americans will not…
