I have been talking about refinancing for the better part of the year! Literally. It has been a very frustrating process, and one that is/was likely unavoidable given how The Wife and I operate our personal finances and to a larger extent, our taxes. The…
With another month down it is time to take a look at my assets, my liabilities and see how I have done month over month and year to date. Last month I wrote, …I am very excited to get the refinance done (hopefully this month) as I…
I have been selling naked puts for years. I first learned about the technique from a very good buddy of mine. The idea immediately spoke to me, and I become semi-obsessed with it. In the beginning, I would track every trade, which became annoying at…
I don’t have an elaborate formula to determine how much cash I should keep outside of brokerage accounts. Currently, I keep $20,000.00 because, to me, that amount represents the most I am going to need in an “oh shit” moment. I would probably keep more…
I hope one day to have a steady stream of income provided by multiple companies with a long standing history of increasing their dividend annually. In my mind it is almost like creating my own private pension. Due to other focuses right now (specifically, pay…
The Wife and I have always wanted a pool. We even consider building one at our old house (now a rental property), however, it would have been tight on the property (side note: boy am I glad we didn’t as it would be one more…
I was not particularly excited to prepare this net worth update as in the last month or so, we made some financial moves that are likely to cause a good dip for the next couple of months. Specifically, in April 2021 I wrote, I need…
With another month in the books, it was time to update my net worth to see how I did over the past 30 or so days. I enjoy keeping my spreadsheet updated and sharing those results for me to see for years to come (since…
With another month in the books, it was time to update my net worth to see how I did over the past 30 or so days. I enjoy keeping my spreadsheet updated and sharing those results for me to see for years to come (since…
Screened and Written Sunday February 21, 2021 Every 4 to 6 weeks I create a watch list of possibly undervalued companies that have grown their dividend for at least 20 years. That means when disaster hit in March of 2020, they raised their dividend, when…