by readwritemoney | Apr 16, 2021 | Career planning, Expenses
I grew up in a suburb of Atlanta. For years, my parents would drive almost 50 miles a day commuting to and from work. The value proposition of living in a suburb seemed to make sense for a lot of people. Back then you could get a lot more space for a fraction of the...
by readwritemoney | Apr 8, 2021 | Investing
I first got fascinated by financial markets after reading the book The Big Short by Michael Lewis about the ’08 financial crisis (I have since tried to read everything he has ever written…the books are amazing). The intricacies of our financial system and the way that...
by readwritemoney | Apr 4, 2021 | Current events, Investing
Q1 2021 has been a pretty exciting time with the accelerated pace of vaccinations pulling forward the timetable on when things will reopen. Many states have reopened vaccinations to all adults and companies are pulling back on remote working (Google, one of the first...
by readwritemoney | Mar 31, 2021 | Career planning, Expenses
In the wake of the flight from big cities as a result of the pandemic (and my own plans to move cities in the next 3-4 months), I wanted to take some time to look at how your choice of location impacts your ability to quickly achieve financial independence. None of...
by readwritemoney | Mar 21, 2021 | Career planning
A lot of personal finance writers talk about FIRE, or the Financial Independence Retire Early movement. I get it. There is a LOT of appeal to building your financial reserves to the point where your passive investment income makes more than your expenses, allowing you...
