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A GenXer's Journey to FIRE

A GenXer's Journey to FIRE

A GenXer's view on FIRE, money, finance, and saving. I am an engineer, so you will see technology color my commentary.

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We Tripled our Net Worth in 7 Years

I was looking at my documents folder and looking to clean out old files.  I do this periodically, which is … More

bull market, home value, net worth

A Case for a WiFi Home Automation Light

A Summary I use LED bulbs in my home as they are more cost effective.  The warm light from incandescent … More

CREE, home automation, LED bulb, light, saving money

FIRE Feb Update

Current Financial Update, Mortgage paydown story, and when can we FIRE

early payoff, FAT FIRE, FIRE, mortgage

REITs for Property Exposure

I Know Myself I am not a real estate expert.  I know enough that I do not care to learn … More

crowd funding, dividends, high dividend yield, investing, REIT, REITS

Do I Pay off my Mortgage

My Current Financial Status My wife and I save about 22% of our income. If you add what we put … More

debt redutction, early payooff, mortgage

Home Assessment Change: Good or Bad News

Like many towns, mine does reassessments every few years. They just reassessed the value of my home. I am not … More

Home Ownership, reassessment, SALT, salt deduction, veterans

Home Improvement: Where to Put my Router

A while back I mentioned that we got new wood floors put in our home. The previous home owner, or … More

4k, cable modem, coaxial cable, Cord Cutting, ethernet, home improvement, internet speed, knowhow, rj 45, roku, router, speedtest, TV

DIY Project Updates

I have waited a while to post about these two latest DIY projects and I am quite happy with the … More

DIY, erosion, home improvement, Home Ownership, thermostat

Home Improvement or Save?

Adding on to your home can add to its value. Adding on to your home can also add to your … More

deck, Home Ownership, saving money

Black Friday Sales

What do you folks do on Black Friday?  For years now, we have taken advantage of it for our home.  … More

appliances, black friday, Home Ownership, sales, saving money

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Disclaimer

I am not a financial adviser.  In fact,  I suggest you get one when you are ready.  Beyond that, and more to the purpose of my site, I want you to be prepared for that conversation by doing research at sites like mine so that you can get the most out of the conversation if you decide to have one.

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