How I Decide When to Reinvest Dividends vs. Let Them Sit as Cash
For years, I assumed the answer was obvious: reinvest everything, always, as fast as possible. Compounding is the whole point, […]
Why “Enough” Is the Hardest Number to Define
I still remember the exact spreadsheet cell where the numbers finally lined up. Years of tracking, saving, investing — and
What I wish I’d automated before I left my job
I spent two decades building the financial side of FIRE. What I did not spend enough time on was learning
Was I actually ready for FIRE? The honest answer
Everyone asks if I was really ready for FIRE. The honest answer is that I didn’t fully know. And I
The decision that changed my money mindset — long before I understood investing
I didn’t build my money mindset by studying markets. I built it by keeping a single promise to myself, over
The books that taught me how to actually pick investments
Everyone wants to know which stock to buy. Almost nobody asks how to actually pick investments with any real framework.
The least exciting part of my portfolio is the one I trust the most
The asset nobody asks me about When people ask about my portfolio, they want to talk about the properties or
5 books that shaped me before I ever bought a stock
Before the numbers, there was the mindset People often ask what I read to learn about investing. The honest answer
FIRE and caregiving for elderly parents
The timing nobody plans for I spent decades working toward financial independence. Saving from 22, investing from 35, building rental
Rent pays my bills. Dividends let me keep investing. Here’s how I split the two.
Everyone assumes it’s the stock portfolio When people ask how I fund my life without a salary, they expect me