JustinRoG, Author at Root of Good

Retired at 33. I'm here to share some financial wisdom with everyone.

Budgeting For Home Repairs: Lessons Learned Running A Billion Dollar Project

January 21, 2014 JustinRoG Financial Independence, Personal Finance

During the course of your career, you tend to pick up a few tricks that you can use in your personal life. In my last job, I helped build, operate, and maintain a billion dollar

Carnival of Money MLK Three Day Weekend Edition

January 20, 2014 JustinRoG Personal Finance

This week I’m hosting the Carnival of Money once again. It’s always a pleasant experience to see what other bloggers are thinking about. In this week’s edition, you’ll find 32 (or two to the fifth

Dividend Investing

January 10, 2014 JustinRoG Financial Independence, Investing, Personal Finance

I love December. It’s dividend season for my mutual funds. Like a kid eagerly awaiting Christmas morning, I excitedly anticipate the arrival of my dividend payments. I don’t even have to unwrap them. They just

Enjoying Four Months of Early Retirement

January 5, 2014 JustinRoG Awesome!, Lifestyle, Moneyhacks, Personal Finance

Wow. Four months into early retirement! December was another very busy month in the Root of Good household. It’s usually a month filled with family, friends, and festivities. This December proved no different. Our house

December 2013 Blog Update

January 1, 2014 JustinRoG Blog Updates

Root of Good December 2013 Blog Update December was a good month for Root of Good. I have been told that Decembers are usually slow in the blogging world. People are busy celebrating and recreating

Life Beyond the Ordinary

December 30, 2013 JustinRoG Awesome!, Financial Independence, Investing, Lifestyle, Personal Finance

Think about your life and what you want to accomplish. Have you acquiesced to a life of mediocrity? Or are you busily crafting the perfect life for yourself? It is a choice, after all. Make

Running Out Of Money In Early Retirement

December 24, 2013 JustinRoG Financial Independence, Investing, Lifestyle, Moneyhacks, Personal Finance

Panic washes over me. The realization that I’m broke, penniless and destitute sinks in. How will I provide for myself? My family? Where will I live? I wake up in a cold sweat, heart pounding,

Argentina and Uruguay Trip Part 1 – Montevideo

December 19, 2013 JustinRoG Moneyhacks, Travel

A few years ago we decided to escape from the daily grind. Escape far away. We managed to accumulate hundreds of thousands of frequent flyer miles and hotel points by signing up for credit cards

I Have a Luck Making Machine

December 9, 2013 JustinRoG Awesome!, Financial Independence, Lifestyle, Personal Finance

I don’t have a money tree. However, I do possess a Luck Making Machine. You might be reluctant to believe me. But trust me, it is true. I have a Luck Making Machine. With this

The Fun Part of Trying to Hit Financial Freedom

December 6, 2013 JustinRoG Financial Independence, Lifestyle, Personal Finance

The following is a guest post from Martin of Studenomics, where he helps you with launching something right now. Why waste time when you can grab control right now? When we think of saving money,