About 2 years ago, I started realizing my investments were doing pretty well. This was helped in large part by two real estate purchases, both of which appreciated a large amount in a short amount of time. In spring 2015, I sold one of the properties, locking in my gain and … [Read more...] about Why I’m Still Saving Even Though I Don’t Have To
Archives for 2017
Thrift Savings Plan Lifecycle Funds
Today we’re going to be talking about the Thrift Savings Plan Lifecycle Funds. Last Friday I wrote about target date funds. If you haven’t read that yet, make sure you do because it leads into this post. My military readers may have wondered whether we have any target date funds … [Read more...] about Thrift Savings Plan Lifecycle Funds
Summary Sunday for August 28 – September 3, 2017
SUMMARY SUNDAY IS A WEEKLY POST WHERE I PUT OUT A SHORT LIST OF THE PERSONAL FINANCE BLOG POSTS AND ARTICLES I LIKED THE MOST THROUGHOUT THE PREVIOUS WEEK. LINKS TO EACH POST ARE IN THE HEADERS. I HOPE YOU ENJOY THEM TOO! The FIRE Drill Podcast Gwen from Fiery Millennials and … [Read more...] about Summary Sunday for August 28 – September 3, 2017
The Easiest Investment Fund You Can Choose…and its downside
Have you heard of analysis paralysis? It’s when you spend so much effort thinking about every facet of a situation that you become bogged down and end up never making a decision. While analysis paralysis can affect a lot of aspects of life, here I care about how it affects your … [Read more...] about The Easiest Investment Fund You Can Choose…and its downside
Harvey: What You Can Do, What I’m Doing, and Our Fabulous Military
As I’m sure many of you have too, we’ve been watching the footage of Hurricane (now Tropical Storm) Harvey at work. And I've been watching at home. And checking various media and social media outlets when I'm not in either of those places. I've been trying to stay abreast of … [Read more...] about Harvey: What You Can Do, What I’m Doing, and Our Fabulous Military