Mr. Tako's Adventures in Early Retirement (with Kids)
Looking for a side-hustle? What if you could get a job that took 2 minutes a day and earned roughly $10 a month? Would you be interested? This job takes very little effort, and can be done while you watch TV. No skills are required.
Read more
Our society has too high a regard for beauty and perfection. The television would have you believe everything must be beautiful and perfect in our lives…or it might just reflect poorly upon us. The thought process works like this…
Read more
What if I told you that changing one thing about your life could generate over $104,849 in 15 years? Would you be interested? What if I told you that implementing this change would have you living in the lap of luxury? Let me share with you how it’s done.
Read more
Mr. Market woke up to 2016 with a massive hangover. As I write this, the market is down over 2% for the day and down around 6% for the year in 2016. He went out partying with his buddy Mr. China in 2015, and they had way too much to drink. Now he has to pay the piper.
Read more
Workers of the world unite! Revolt against your corporate oppressors by engineering your financial independence! Suppress the message of the marketing hegemony! Cast off the chains of servitude with your own financial strength! Begin the Financial Independence Revolution!
Read more
One of the keys to obtaining financial independence is finding ways to live your life for significantly less than usual. When the average Joe (or Jane) spends $10 on something, a financially independent person (or ‘soon-to-be’) can score the same thing for much less. Via this skill, people on the path to financial independence can save 50% or more of their income.
Read more
2015 was our first $100k+ year. Our dividend income ended up being through the roof due to the purchase of our largest holding by another company. This resulted in exceptional dividend income for the year.
Read more
2015 is over and 2016 is already upon us. At the end of 2015 we had BIG changes in the life of the Tako family. Most notably, we took the big leap into financial independence and said goodbye to my large corporate salary.
Read more