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Covering Her Mortgage in ONE Day with THIS (Up to $16K/Month!)
Covering your entire mortgage payment in ONE day?! Today’s guest is proof that you don’t need a full-blown real estate portfolio to start making mone…
Redfin’s 2025 Housing Market Predictions (Home Prices, Mortgage Rates, & More)
Redfin just released their highly-anticipated 2025 housing market forecast, and today, we’re reacting to each of their ten crucial housing market pre…
Equity vs. Debt: Which Part of the Capital Stack is Right For You?
Most investors understand the importance of diversification—spreading investments across different markets, operators, and asset classes. But what ha…
Debt as a Recession Tool
Shortly after moving back to the US in mid-2021, an extended COVID-19 hangover meant excessive economic angst for large swaths of the population. Peo…
Do You Need Debt to Reach FIRE? How to Use Leverage to Build Wealth
Is paying off debt or investing (and potentially using more debt) the best way to reach FIRE? The average American has $104,215 in mortgages, student…
The VA Loan is the Best Primary Residence Mortgage on the Planet – Change My Mind!
The VA Loan is the Best Primary Residence Mortgage on the Planet – Change My Mind! From Military To Millionaire Why the VA Loan is the Best Pri…
The Cities With the Most Stable Landlord Insurance Costs for Investors
When it comes to real estate investing and deal analysis, one often overlooked aspect is landlord insurance. In an ever-changing market, finding area…
6 Creative Ways to Cover Your Kids’ College Costs with Real Estate
When you start them early enough, your investments can perform shocking feats of strength. They can even keep pace with the runaway cost of college t…
A Case Study In Selling Your Car And Using Ebikes And Carshare Instead
A friend of mine recently made a move that I’ve been telling him to do for the past four years – he finally sold his car and is going car…
I’m Overwhelmed With Credit Cards And Bank Account Bonuses
For nearly a decade now, I’ve been hitting up these credit card and bank account signup bonuses like it was a part-time job. In many ways, thes…
Reader Case Study: Yearning For a Debt-Free Future
Brian and Michael, both 34, live with their two cats in central Connecticut. Michael works as a project coordinator for a state behavioral health age…
Why I Let My Kids Go Into Debt
Last weekend was ye olde county fair here in Vermont and, of course, we were on the scene to cuddle cows (if you’re Kidwoods) and look askance …
Jillian Johnsrud & Chad Carson – Small and Mighty Real Estate Investing
If you want to create your ideal FI lifestyle by investing in real estate, learn from Jillian and Chad why "Small and Mighty" may be best! Read more …
A Wall Removal And Other June 2023 Expenses
A menace wall in our home is gone! Longtime readers may recall that we’ve embarked on a slow, years-long renovation process, which we kicked of…
Reader Case Study: Special Education Teacher In Debt
Anna is a 35-year-old special eduction teacher of middle school students with severe and profound disabilities. She lives in rural Illinois and is cu…
The Hobbit And Other May 2023 Expenses
Yes indeed, we’ve welcomed a hobbit into our home. Mr. FW is a well-known lover of The Lord of The Rings books and the main reason he wanted to…
Less Cars, More Money: My Visit to the City of the Future
In my role as Mr. Money Mustache, I do my best to be your one-stop-shop for Lifestyle Guru ideas. So over the years we’ve covered not just the Money …