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How To Improve Your Credit Score in 5 Key Areas

How To Improve Your Credit Score in 5 Key Areas

Are you looking to improve your credit score? Join the club! This mystical three digit number can be as difficult to understand as it is essential to…

D I Why?

D I Why?

“Are you ready to learn how to change the oil in the car?” 12-year-old me:  “Dad… when I am old enough to have a car, I will …

Investing 101

Investing 101

Gather ’round for a story.’Twas the tax season of 2019, and yours truly was an investing spring chicken. I had cautiously transferred a few thousand …

HSAs are 🔥: Health Savings Accounts for Early Retirement

HSAs are 🔥: Health Savings Accounts for Early Retirement

This year my family switched from our EPO health insurance plan to a High Deductible Health Plan with a Health Savings Account (HSA).

The Fastest Way to Achieve Financial Freedom

The Fastest Way to Achieve Financial Freedom

The Fastest Way to Achieve Financial Freedom From Military To Millionaire The Fastest Way to Achieve Financial Freedom You might think financial free…

We’re Having Fun, Right?

We’re Having Fun, Right?

The other morning, I woke up with a strange impulse: I wanted to go to the mall. Work had been particularly intense for a couple of weeks, so wanderi…

Why Military Veterans Are the Best Real Estate Investors

Why Military Veterans Are the Best Real Estate Investors

Why Military Veterans Are the Best Real Estate Investors From Military To Millionaire Why Military Veterans Are the Best Real Estate Investors? You m…

Volatility Is Back on the Menu

Volatility Is Back on the Menu

Volatility is back, but for long-term investors, it’s business as usual. Focus on your goals, stick to your plan, and avoid panic decisions. Re…

TST Surfer Review – A Nice Entry-Level Commuter Ebike

TST Surfer Review – A Nice Entry-Level Commuter Ebike

Ebikes come in many different styles, but for commuting and getting around in a city, I’ve developed a real appreciation for step-thru ebikes. Their …

Valuable Lessons from My Eighth Year of Freedom
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Valuable Lessons from My Eighth Year of Freedom

It's been eight years since I left my full-time job, and here's what I learned from the last three years of post-FI life! Read more → The post …

Streamlining Into the Void

Streamlining Into the Void

I typically follow a simple social media strategy: Get incensed or enthused about a topic, then make a quippy, shareable, and, crucially, under-90-se…

Kibanda Repairs & Summer Reading

Kibanda Repairs & Summer Reading

September. Labor Day. Already.  Ah well, it has been a great summer here at Kibanda. This was the year we conclusively decided not to tear it do…

The Most Important Rule of Financial Freedom

The Most Important Rule of Financial Freedom

The Most Important Rule of Financial Freedom From Military To Millionaire When you think about financial freedom, it’s easy to get lost in complex st…

A "Real" Summer.

A "Real" Summer.

This summer was really challenging. I think it was one of the tougher summers I’ve experienced. Tougher than last year when I was laid off. I a…

The Average 401(k) Balance by Age

The Average 401(k) Balance by Age

Money expert Clark Howard says one of the best ways to save for retirement is to take advantage of an employer-sponsored 401(k) plan. No matter your …

Why Real Estate Investing Is the Most Surefire Way to Build Wealth

Why Real Estate Investing Is the Most Surefire Way to Build Wealth

Why Real Estate Investing Is the Most Surefire Way to Build Wealth From Military To Millionaire Did you know that real estate has historically apprec…

Why I Am Ditching our EV

Why I Am Ditching our EV

3 years ago we bought a new electric vehicle. I am in the process of getting rid of it. If you have spent any amount of time online you have definite…

Should I Buy a Business or Real Estate This Year

Should I Buy a Business or Real Estate This Year

Should I Buy a Business or Real Estate This Year From Military To Millionaire Like a chess player weighing each move, you must consider the strategic…

My Investment Rebalancing Process

My Investment Rebalancing Process

One reason to hold different asset classes is that they are not perfectly correlated. Over time, if you don’t rebalance your portfolio, your as…