As a beginner investor, and recent convert into the “Financial Independence Early Retirement” camp, I thought it would be prudent to establish some Core Fundamentals to follow. The journey to the finish line is
For February, I made it a focus to reduce my driving expenses. As we all know, gas prices have been soaring of late, and this was definitely an area
Now that we have an understanding of how compound interest works, let’s take a look at another important topic, Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR). CAGR is not the actual growth rate of the investment, but a rate that
According to Albert Einstein, “compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it … he who doesn’t … pays it.” So, what exactly makes compound interest so powerful, and why should you care? Compound interest is often
If you are anything like me, chances are good you accumulated your fair share of paper textbooks during your time in university. If you are even more like
Financial Independence is something that can have an entirely different meaning for one person to the next. One individual might wish to achieve this status so they no longer have to subject themselves to the
A New Year and a new blog! Let’s get 2012 off to a good start. I am going to start listing my expenses, and hopefully this monthly routine