I have been a little lazy on the investment front during my three months in early retirement. I haven’t bought or sold anything in my portfolio. Not that it really matters, since you shouldn’t do
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Category: Personal Finance
Join the Military to Retire Early?
Today’s guest post is brought to you by Doug Nordman, author of “The Military Guide to Financial Independence and Retirement”. If you’re reading this blog then you’re thinking about financial independence and early retirement. You’re aware that two
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October 2013 Update
Halloween is over (booo!) and Thanksgiving is around the corner. Looks like we will be hosting a big Thanksgiving dinner for Mrs. RootofGood’s side of the family again this year. Right now, I’m preemptively
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Developing A Retirement Budget
The path to retiring early is straightforward. Accumulate enough assets to fund all your expenses for the rest of your life. Figuring out what is “enough” and then saving that amount can be challenging. Today
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Be Your Own Insurance Company
Understand Risk This past weekend was a very busy one at the Root of Good household. We were hosting play dates, lunches, and dinners for a few friends at our house throughout the weekend. Add
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$150,000 Income, $150 Income Tax
Taxes. It is our duty as patriotic Americans to keep our individual taxes as low as possible. I want to show you just how patriotic I am. Over the years our income has grown steadily.
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Auto Costs On The Cheap
One area of spending where we have done a great job of keeping costs low is auto expenses. This is an area where you can get by on the cheap (one old beater to share
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Government Shutdown: Why It Doesn’t Matter
The Government has shut down. Big scary news. How can life as we know it continue?! For the vast majority of Americans, life will go on as usual. Your TV still works (even Big Bird
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The Cost of Being a Hoarder
Everyone has way too much stuff. I do. You do (don’t lie!). I don’t know how everyone got in this position, but I imagine it was one piece of crap at a time. Or sometimes
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RootofGood Household Spending
The RootofGood household spends less than $2,000 per month on core living expenses! This number may seem amazingly low, and it is for a family of five. Before anyone thinks I’m starving my kids or
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