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Health Savings Account
Quick Answer: A Health Savings Account or HSA, is a sponsored health plan that you open up at work. The contributions you make are tax-free, and you can invest those contributions. You can only open an HSA if you have a high deductible health plan. You can use those contributions for medical expenses. We all will need medical attention someday, why not pay for that medical attention without getting hammered […]

What Is a Health Savings Account (HSA)?

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Everyone is looking for a single investment to get rich quick. Something no one else knows about. The secret to making money in the stock market. The “secret” is simple. When you invest in the stock market, the key is making sure you reduce your risk. How the heck do you do that? By maintaining a simple mindset for every investment you make. It comes down the investment mantra, that […]

The Secret to Making Money in the Stock Market

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This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my Disclosure for more details. Let’s face it. If you want to become wealthy there are three things you need to do. Increase your income. Spend less than you make. Track your net worth. These are non-negotiable. These three buckets are what will make you a wealthy person. Almost nothing else actually matters. I have heard every excuse in the book. “I […]

11 Reasons Why I love Personal Capital

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    As my wife’s baby bump continues to grow, I have been increasing my research into the unknown world of child development.   Beyond that, I have also been spending a lot of time thinking about saving for college. Many questions come across my mind. The ultimate comes down to this:   What is the best way to save for college?   There are a number of ways you […]

What Everyone Ought to Know About Saving for College

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    There’s a new American Dream.   It has nothing to do with owning a house, buying a fancy car, or having a good job.   Instead, we want independence from the corporate environment. A way to escape the rat race and spend our time doing what we want, on our terms.   The dream is to work on projects that you enjoy. Things that are important to you, […]

Here’s a Quick Guide to Financial Independence (In 5 Easy Steps)

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    Lately, I have seen a lot of what I call “house shaming” floating around the internet. The battle of buy vs. rent has become ever so heated.   Every news publication is coming out with reasons why you should, or should not buy a house.   Robert Kyosaki, the author of Rich Dad Poor Dad, is famous for saying that your house is not an asset (I will […]

Is Buying a House for Suckers?

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Listen to this topic on The Personal Finance Podcast! Here in Florida, we experience hurricanes that can devastate an entire city. They can turn a city into complete chaos (a la hurricane Harvey and Irma). The good thing about hurricanes is that we know when they are coming. We can prepare by stocking up on water bottles, canned food, and flashlights. In the midwest, they have a force of nature […]

Hold On To Your Fancy Pants, There’s a Recession Coming

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  Let’s get real. Money is something that we must have in order to thrive. A tool that can unlock a world of time and freedom. Yet, many of us spend so little time actually thinking about it.   Maybe you have been taught to fear money. It was a taboo topic to discuss in your household so you resent the thought of it.   Well, today I want to […]

7 Ways to Become Awesome With Your Money

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Have you ever been told you need to spend money to make money? Many of us are not fed with a silver spoon, handed a pile of cash, or given any break on life. To me, this is not a bad thing, it actually builds character and gives us the tenacity we need to become who we are. We begin to develop a callus to adversity. It gets easier every […]

The Cheapest Ways To Become A Millionaire

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        I am constantly sounding the alarm, telling people that the best time to invest is today. As we all know, just telling someone to do something won’t get the job done. So I am going to put my words where my mouth is and show you the magical powers of compound interest.   I want to start our compound interest journey with a story:   In […]

Why Investing Early Matters

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    Like this post? Get the printable version and checklist here!   This could be your best year yet. I’m not talking about just one area of your life, but exploding your growth in all areas. From your career, finances, relationships, and knowledge. It all weighs on the shoulders of the habits you create.     It is ingrained in us to get better. To push beyond the barriers of […]

57 Ways To Accelerate Your Personal Growth

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      Many of us have been sold the American dream. You go to school, attend college, work a 9-5 for 40 years, retire, then die. Leaving us to do the things we enjoy when we are old.   Who the heck wants to live that way? Why is this the American Dream?   Well guess what? We don’t have to. You should aspire to break this as the […]

Stop Trading Time For Money

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  Money is a tough thing to wrap our brains around sometimes. Especially when it comes to our own personal finances. It can be stressful, make you feel lost, and seem like you’re running on a treadmill.   I felt these same feelings early on in my financial life. I was in debt, frustrated, and looking for a way to figure this whole financial mess out. It’s a terrible feeling […]

You Inc.

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It has been a little over two years since we bought our first home. An experience that has in turn become a valuable education for us. As someone who loves real estate, and is a licensed realtor, I constantly have real estate on the mind. I want to make sure that first time home buyers do not make the same mistakes I see so many folks make. If you are […]

How to Buy A House

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  Imagine you are watching the World Series. The Cubs are playing the Indians, and you look up to find that Johnny Baseball from the Cubs just hit a home run to win the game. The team goes crazy, the crowd goes wild. There’s only one problem with this World Series from hell. Nobody kept score. Now the Indians think that they won the World Series. They begin celebrating because […]

How To Determine Your Net Worth

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    Every seasoned real estate investor understands that to make money it’s all about how you buy. If you enter into your investment correctly, everything else will fall into place. We all hear stories of the guy who thinks that if the mortgage is less than the rent payment they will make money. That’s not always the case. Here I will give you a checklist that outlines 7 ways […]

7 Ways To Succeed As A Real Estate Investor

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