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Six Months of Early Retirement – Still Loving It!

March 10, 2014 JustinRoG Financial Independence, Lifestyle

Six months ago, I found myself suddenly unemployed. After a day or two of thinking about my situation and my finances, I decided I might as well call it “early retirement”. Maybe a better job

February 2014 Financial Update

March 6, 2014 JustinRoG Financial Independence, Lifestyle, Moneyhacks, Personal Finance, Travel

February was a really happy month for our finances. Spending remained low and our investments went way up. As long as our investments keep up with inflation after we take out living expenses, we will

January 2014 Financial Update

February 15, 2014 JustinRoG Financial Independence, Investing, Personal Finance

Let’s go over the Root of Good household’s financial activity in January 2014. I’ll start off with income. This month’s income of $4,291 was much lower than December’s income of almost $20,000. We only received around

Five Blissful Months of Early Retirement

February 9, 2014 JustinRoG Financial Independence, Lifestyle, Parenting, Personal Finance

Five months into early retirement and I have to say I’m loving it. I’m not sure why, but I think January was my favorite month of early retirement to date. Maybe it was a lack

Reaching the Summit of Financial Independence

January 30, 2014 JustinRoG Financial Independence, Lifestyle, Personal Finance

Saving enough money to reach financial independence is a daunting goal. It took us about ten years to reach the goal, and we were laser-focused on reaching financial independence our entire working careers. Complete financial

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

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

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,

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