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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Rethinking Retirement
(The following is a guest post by Nick at Pretired.org – another site dedicated to the art of financial independence) Over at my site, Pretired.org, we talk a lot about “Pretirement” as a new
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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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Root of Good One Month Update
Today marks the end of the first month for Root of Good. I’m pretty happy with where the blog is today. I started a month ago with zero knowledge of blogging. Twitter and twitting or
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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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Charge Everything on the Credit Card! Most Bizarre Financial Advice Ever?
Conventional personal finance gurus like Dave Ramsey say things like
“Responsible use of a credit card does not exist… There is no positive side to credit card use.” That may be true for merely conventional people…
A Simple Way to Retire 15 Years Earlier
I wanted to further explain how low expenses lead to early retirement by taking a look at a case study. Be a Super Saver Let’s explore the lives of two fraternal twins, tragically torn apart
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