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December 2021

November 2021 Dividend Income And Expenses

 

November 2021

October 2021 Dividend Income And Expenses

 

October 2021

Is Retiring In 2021 A Truly Terrible Idea?

September 2021 Dividend Income And Expenses

Is The Economy Telling Me To Sell My Stocks?

 

September 2021

The Epic Quest For Multi-Baggers

August 2021 Dividend Income And Expenses

Are Boating Stocks Worth Investing In?

 

August 2021

July 2021 Dividend Income And Expenses

Hiking The Snoqualmie Tunnel

How I Changed My Mind About 3D Printing

 

July 2021

My No-Hype Review Of: Richer, Wiser, Happier

Arizona Is A Cool Place (Arizona Trip Report)

June 2021 Dividend Income And Expenses

 

June 2021

5 Fortress-Like Stocks To Own For 20 Years

Earning Incredible Returns During The Era of Meme Stocks

May 2021 Dividend Income And Expenses

 

May 2021

April 2021 Dividend Income And Expenses

Homemade Jerky Time!

You Are A Investing Super Genius!

Past Performance And The Unfair Coin

 

April 2021

March 2021 Dividend Income And Expenses

Garlic Chili Edamame

Financial Independence Happens Faster Than You Think

The Inflation Monster Lurking In The Shadows

 

March 2021

February 2021 Dividend Income And Expenses

Where To Invest Your Excess Cash In 2021

The Straw That Broke This Camel’s Back…

One Of My Worst Investments Ever

The Bessembinder Factor

 

February 2021

The ROE Conundrum: Where Did The Shareholder Returns Go?

Riding The Wealth Elevator

January 2021 Dividend Income And Expenses

 

January 2021

Short Term Madness Vs. Long Term Winners

Earnings Calls: The Secret Stock Information Hidden In Plain Sight

Growing Passive Income In 2021

2020 Year-End Net Worth Update

December 2020 Dividend Income And Expenses

 

December 2020

A Handmade Christmas

A Hope And A Dream

November 2020 Dividend Income And Expenses

 

November 2020

Happy Thanksgiving All Around The World

Finding Your Frugal Superpower

The Bumpy Ride Isn’t Over

October 2020 Dividend Income And Expenses

October 2020

Scary Financial Monsters That Really Exist

5 Years Of Freedom

The Last Hurdle: Investing With Industry Trends

The Wacky World Of Close-End Funds

September 2020 Dividend Income And Expenses

 

September 2020

Settling Into Fall

Kicking Yourself When You’re Winning

The Stock Sector I Like Best (Right Now)

August 2020 Dividend Income And Expenses

 

August 2020

Escaping The Summer Heat

Escaping The Madness Of Crowds

The Masters Of Boredom: How Managing The Slow Moments Can Make You Wealthy

July 2020 Dividend Income And Expenses

A String Of Bad Luck…

 

July 2020

Summer Is The Busy Season

5 DIY Ways To Save You’re Probably Ignoring

Alternative Stocks Poised To Succeed In A COVID-19 World

June 2020 Expenses And Dividend Income

 

June 2020

There’s No Going Back…

Betting On Bankrupt Stocks: A Good Investment Or Terrible Idea?

Investing Ideas: Year Of The Road Trip

May 2020 Expenses And Dividend Income

 

May 2020

The Money Mind: Is It A Natural Talent Or A Learned Skill?

Does Frugal Have A New Normal?

April 2020 Expenses And Dividend Income

A Lockdown Q&A With Mr. Tako

 

April 2020

Lockdown Week 7: When The Food Ran Out

Lockdown Week 6: Market Perturbations & Sushi

March 2020 Expenses And Dividend Income

Lockdown Week 4: Birthdays, Projects, and Frugal Food Failures

 

March 2020

Lockdown Week 3: Board Games And Investing In Bear Markets

Lockdown Week 2: Homeschooling, Bikes, And Making The Best Of Things

Lockdown Week 1: Lock Downs And Toilet Paper

Garlic Butter Yaki Udon

February 2020 Expenses And Dividend Income

 

February 2020

Stock Sell-offs, Pandemics, And A Black Swan

Flu Recovery And A New Interview

Don’t Miss Out On Life’s Incredible Abundance

Living Through The Boring Bits

January 2020 Expenses And Dividend Income

 

January 2020

A Wealth Of Dirt

Investing Ideas: January 2020 (Slow Growth Monsters)

The Failure Of Historical Data Advantages

Growing Passive Income In 2020

2019 Year-End Net Worth Update

December 2019 Expenses And Dividend Income

The Holiday Aftermath: A Mixed Financial Bag

 

December 2019

Story Stocks And When To Buy Them

Izakaya Cucumbers

November 2019 Expenses And Dividend Income

10 Great Investing Blogs To Read

 

November 2019

Waiting for Patience

Mr. Octopus Gets A New Car

Here’s To The Terrible Bosses

The Onus Of Control

October 2019 Expenses And Dividend Income

Trading Sardines And The Hubris Of Investing Success

 

October 2019

Fall Projects And Life Updates

My Top 10 Biggest Financial Blunders

Investing Ideas: October 2019

Rethinking Old Expenses (The Phone-less Experiment)

The Richest Person In The Graveyard

How Often Do You Check?

The Strength To Hold

September 2019 Expenses And Dividend Income

The Paradox Of Thrift And The Wonders Of Consumption

September 2019

Should I Go Public?

What’s On My Reading List?

The Lifecycle Of An Investment

Investing Ideas: September 2019

The Impossible Food Budget

Will You Survive The Passive Investing Bubble?

August 2019 Expenses And Dividend Income

Building Greater Wealth Through Experimentation!

August 2019

Can A Personal Finance Blog Teach You To Be Rich?

July 2019 Expenses And Dividend Income

Still On Vacation!

Surprise! We’re on Vacation!

 

July 2019

Investing Ideas: July 2019

Worth Millions And Still Not Feeling Wealthy?

The Craft Of Investing & Book Giveaway!

June 2019 Dividend Income And Expenses

June 2019

The Wonderful World Of Depreciation

Dialing Back For Summer

The Lost Art Of The Siesta

Five Reasons Why The Stock Market Is A Really Weird Place To Invest

The Seas Of Change

How Much Does This Blog Make (2019)?

May 2019 Dividend Income And Expenses

Investing Ideas: June 2019

 

May 2019

The Failure of Specialization And the Rise Of Financially Independent Generalists

Is Early Retirement Boring?

I Survived! One Week Of Solo Parenting…

Single Parent Tango

The Top 10 Best Money Movies Ever Made

April 2019 Dividend Income And Expenses

Reader Case Study: Mrs. Prickly Pear

 

April 2019

Should I Be Investing In Master Limited Partnerships?

Avoiding The Stink Of High Yield – How Much Is Too Much?

Raising Financially Independent Kids Is Serious Business

How To Make Japanese-style Mabo Tofu

Spring Breaking-It

Wealth Is All In Your Head

March 2019 Dividend Income And Expenses

 

March 2019

Why Don’t We Travel More?

Defensive Stocks: A Investing Strategy For Mr. Market’s Bad Mood

How To Prepare For The Next Recession

The Obvious Mistakes

Reader Question: Don’t You Ever Splurge?

Low Beta Investing: The Anomaly of Lower Risk And Greater Returns

Is The Internet Causing The World To Become More Faddish?

February 2019 Dividend Income And Expenses

Lessons On Investing: Kraft-Heinz

 

February 2019

Not So Hardcore…

Avoiding The Dunning–Kruger Effect

Our Geoarbitrage Plan To Lower Annual Living Expenses

The Game Of Investing

Are Stock Buyback Plans A Waste Of Money?

January 2019 Dividend Income And Expenses

Snow Days And The Financially Independent…

Lessons On Investing From Apple Inc.

January 2019

Am I A Smart Home Luddite?

Mastering The Hidden Taxes

A Better Long-Term Wealth Builder

Growing Dividends In 2019

Throw Negative Nancy On The Fire

Who To Trust When Investing

2018 Year-End Net Worth Update

December 2018 Dividend Income And Expenses

When The Stock Store Closes

 

December 2018

Catching The Falling Knife: Investing Into A Bear Market

Tis The Season – To Be Busy

The 5 Things That Mattered The Most

Marital Harmony And A Financially Independent Life

November 2018 Dividend Income And Expenses

Your Dystopian Future Will Be Canceled

 

November 2018

Wealth Building Is Mostly Invisible

The Cucumber Soup Solution

Value Traps and How to Avoid Them

What Is This Crazy Blog About?

Extending The Life Of Your Smartphone

Investing With Multiple Possible Outcomes

October 2018 Dividend Income And Expenses

 

October 2018

Struggle Makes You Stronger

Why I Love My Big Fat Cash Pile

Investing Ideas: October 2018

Avoiding Stock Market Whiplash

Famous FIRE Blogger Tragically Dies Falling Off Boat

Why I’m Not Passing On A Financial Plan To The Next Generation

September 2018 Dividend Income And Expenses

Your Money Or Your Migraines

 

September 2018

The Cash Flow Engine — Why Real Investors Don’t Need The Market To Build Wealth

Should I Invest In A 3d Printer?

Investing Ideas: September 2018

A Classical Approach To Gifting Culture

Adventures in Plumbing (Without A Fiduciary)

The “Real” Advantage Of Being Wealthy

August 2018 Dividend Income And Expenses

The Problem With Dividend Investing

Finding Those Elusive Compounders

 

August 2018

The Collectible Investment

Should I Invest In A Small Business?

Investing Ideas: August 2018

The Regrets I’ll Never Have

Seven Ways You Might Actually Be A Really Bad Investor

Is Investing Just Pattern Recognition?

July 2018 Travels, Dividend Income, And Expenses

 

July 2018

Five Ways I’m Weirder And Richer Than Average

Investing Ideas: July 2018

Staying Cool By Getting Flat

What’s The Deal With Negative Shareholder Equity?

1000 Days Without A Paycheck

June 2018 Dividend Income And Expenses

Knowing When To Sell Your Investments

 

June 2018

Where The Tax-Tail Meets The Investing Dog

My New Job After Reaching Financial Independence

Investing Ideas: June 2018

Contrarian Thought & Investing

The Case Against Nintendo

The Investor Disease

How Much Does This Blog Make?

May 2018 Dividend Income And Expenses

What Makes A Good Life?

 

May 2018

A Cash Flow Management Strategy For Financial Independence

Nobody Wants To Get Rich Slowly

Dressing For Success: The Easy Way To Millions

Investing Ideas: May 2018

Everything You Know About Personal Finance Is Probably Wrong

Embracing Your Inner Weirdo

April 2018 Dividend Income And Expenses

Would You Invest In A Dying Industry?

 

April 2018

Curating Filters To Become A Better Investor

Investing Ideas: April 2018

Darth Vader And The Path To FIRE

How Not To Save Money: Lie To Yourself And Hide Hidden Costs

Your Margin of Safety Has Gone Missing

The Arrogance of Financial Independence Blogging

Utility Stocks: Treasure Or Trash?

March 2018 Dividend Income And Expenses

March 2018

Staying Calm in Volatile Markets

The Differences Between Us

Texas Trip Report

Efficiency Is Not For Vacation

On Vacation Again…

Investing Ideas: March 2018

February 2018 Dividend Income And Expenses

How We Won The Thermostat War

 

February 2018

Extra Credit: Investing In Special Situations

When Should Kids Start Investing?

Eating Your Way To Financial Independence

Is Growth Hurting Your Investing Returns?

Investing Ideas: February 2018

Two Years Later: Is FIRE Worth It?

January 2018 Dividend Income And Expenses

Building A Dividend Snowball To Fund Your Early Retirement

 

January 2018

The High Cost Of Eyesight

Going Completely To Cash

Growing Dividends In 2018

The FIRE Movement Was Inevitable

Can Multi-Child Families Reach Financial Independence?

Investing Hacks: Should You Follow Insider Trades?

My Frugal Fail Of 2017

December 2017 Dividend Income And Expenses

2017 Year-End Net Worth Update

 

December 2017

Mr. Tako’s Best Investing Posts Of 2017

Let Your Best Investments Run

Debt By A Thousand Cuts: Holiday Waste!

The Matcha Latte Factor

The Wealth Anchor

November 2017 Dividend Income And Expenses

The Stock Market Holiday Party

 

November 2017

The $10 Million Dollar Question

Holidays And Relatives

Margin Matters

It’s OK To Be A “Sometimes Traveler”

Quality Camera Gear On A Frugal Budget

The Dark Side Of Share Buybacks

Does FIRE Have Longevity Advantages?

October 2017 Dividend Income And Expenses

 

October 2017

Trip Recovery and Random Photos

Japan Trip Report — Part 6 (Spending & Saving)

Japan Trip Report – Part 5 (Okinawa)

Japan Trip Report – Part 4 (Taketori Park)

Japan Trip Report – Part 3 (Eating Affordably In Japan)

Japan Trip Report – Part 2 (Wakayama)

Japan Trip Report – Part 1

September 2017 Dividend Income And Expenses

Mr. Tako’s Best Recipes (2017)

 

September 2017

Looking For Incentives

Why I Don’t Share My Portfolio

Phoning It In (2017)

Those Special Snowflakes

The Loser Industries

Making A Better Taco

When Disaster Strikes

August 2017 Dividend Income And Expenses

Why I Bought LUV

 

August 2017

A Financially Independent Life Is A Good Life

The Future Isn’t What You Think It Is

Learning From Panics And Manias

It’s OK To Be A Little Underemployed

Auto Parts: A Potential Value, Or A Value Trap?

The Miso Solution

Is Book Value Investing Still Relevant?

July 2017 Dividend Income And Expenses

Road Trip Report: Eastern Washington College Towns

 

July 2017

Saving For College After Financial Independence

Traveling After Financial Independence

Are The Investing Storm Clouds Gathering?

Taming The Green Demon

The Keys To Wealth: 4 Investing Books That Changed My Life

Farmers, Hunters, And Investing For Financial Independence

The Best Reason For Financial Independence

June 2017 Dividend Income And Expenses

Hiking The Tolt-Pipeline Trail

 

June 2017

Costco Vs. Cash & Carry

Making Nametake

Reader Questions: Precious Metals

How Much Global Diversification Do You Really Need?

Sticking With It: Cooking At Home

Want To Get Rich? Skip The Buffet!

May 2017 Dividend Income And Expenses

Investing With Conviction

 

May 2017

Road Trip Report (Memorial Day Weekend 2017)

Profitability Doesn’t Matter?

Finding The Good Life

Investing In Avocado Toast

Is Retail Dead?

The Frugal Mother’s Day Special

On Being Opportunistic

The Pants Experiment

April 2017 Dividend Income And Expenses

 

April 2017

The Happy Middle-Ground Of Financial Independence

Angry Phone Rant

What Gets Measured

Essential Skills For Early Retirement: Self Motivation

The Importance of Listening

The Economic Gardener

Essential Skills For Early Retirement: Be A DIY Investor

March 2017 Dividend Income And Expenses

[April Fools]  I’m Throwing In The Towel

 

March 2017

Essential Skills For Early Retirement: A Thick Skin

Essential Skills For Early Retirement: Napping

The Power Of A Phone Call

Investing in…Kids?

When Dividend Growers Fail To Grow

Rich People’s Driveways

February 2017 Dividend Income And Expenses

Travel Hacking Our 2017 Vacation

Have You Met The Dividend Achievers?

 

February 2017

The Sleep Experiment

Should I Be Investing In Airlines?

Easy Shrimp Phad Thai

Who Wants Free Entertainment?

Always Be Making Mistakes

January 2017 Dividend Income And Expenses

The Rechargeable Investment

 

January 2017

Fixing Broken Stuff: Microswitches

The Weighing Machine

Ode To My Rice Cooker

6 Ways To Feel Better About Not Saving

The Surprising Side Dish

Growing Dividends in 2017

2016 Year-End Net Worth Update

December 2016 Dividend Income And Expenses

Will I Ever Go Back To Work?

 

December 2016

How Do You Do New Years?

Keeping Up With Normal

Christmas, Blog Anniversaries, And Dealing With Life

Looking At: Chicago Bridge & Iron

Finding Purpose After Wealth Accumulation

Give Yourself The Gift of Wealth

November 2016 Dividend Income And Expenses

The Side Table Project

 

November 2016

Investing With Your Significant Other

Sipping Lightly From The Bottle of Comfort

Stop The Turkey Stuffing

Where To Find Free Wood

Good Food Is All In The Sauce

Adapting To Healthcare Changes

Elections, Secular Stagnation, And Why You Should Care!

October 2016 Dividend Income And Expenses

Early Retirement: One Year Later (An Honest Assessment)

 

October 2016

Five (Nearly) Free Halloween Costume Ideas

Eggs, Tofu, And Beans! Oh My!

When Is The Best Time To Quit Working?

The Sick Day Advantage

How To Overcome Frugal Fatigue

When Life Gives You Pumpkins…

Knowing When To Sell

September 2016 Dividend Income And Expenses

 

September 2016

Dealing With Investment Anxiety

The Secret Life of Stocks

What’s Your Financial Superpower?

Where Does Your Money Come From?

Pho The Win!

Reader Case Study: Mr. Pickle

Phoning It In 2016

August 2016 Dividend Income And Expenses

Why I Don’t Drink

 

August 2016

DIY Your Life

How To Become A Dividend King

Ode To My Chest Freezer

Limited Time Offer

Financial Differentiators

A Tale Of Two Savers

July 2016 Dividend Income And Expenses

Brought To You By the Letter ‘V’

Where To Find More Time

 

July 2016

A Silent Killer

Keep Cool This Summer With: A Slow-Cooker

Post Financial Independence Goals

The Evils Of Flavored Water

Compounding Go!!!

Is The Market Overvalued?

June 2016 Dividend Income And Expenses

The Arrogance Of Wealth

Is One Million Dollars Enough?

 

June 2016

Not Investing In The ‘Brexit’

The Road After FI: Post FIRE Occupations

What Would You Do With A Sudden Windfall?

The High Cost Of Mobile Phone Plans

Reader Case Study: Mr. Cricket

Giving New Life To Old Things

May 2016 Dividend Income And Expenses

 

May 2016

How To Get Rich With: Fancy Sushi Dinners

Grilling Season And A Squidix Update

Never Pay Retail

Games Millionaires Play

Avoiding The Housing Trap

Two Sides Of The Investing Coin

Building Wealth With Your Asian Grocery Store

Tools For Temptation

April 2016 Dividend Income And Expenses

 

April 2016

Lawsuit Update And The Shop Table

Small Successes On The Road

The Clothes For Financial Independence

Getting Sued and Mental Age

The Road To FI

March 2016 Dividend Income And Expenses

Visiting Hawaii On The Cheap: Part 3 (Activities)

Visiting Hawaii On The Cheap: Part 2 (Food)

Visiting Hawaii On The Cheap: Part 1 (Lodging)

 

March 2016

Packing For The Hawaii Trip

Why Physical Real Estate Isn’t For Me

Hard Facts About Mortality And Retirement

The One About Tools

The First Big Windstorm of 2016

One Big Company: Why We Like The 3% Rule

It’s Tax Time

February 2016 Dividend Income And Expenses

Snacking Your Way To Millions

 

February 2016

Financial Independence Failure

Beef…It’s Not For Dinner

What I Do All Day

The Best Money Advice

The Myth Of The Expensive Child

Roasting Your Own – For Big Savings

January 2016 Dividend Income And Expenses

Investing in Preferred Shares FTW

 

January 2016

My 2-Minute Early Retirement Job

The Old, Imperfect, and Out-Of-Style

Get Rich By Eating Fancy Seafood Dinners

Mr. Market’s Hangover

Rise Up! Escape From Wage Slavery

The Value Of More For Less

Holy Tentacles! 2015 Dividend Income

2015 Year-End Net Worth Update

 

December 2015

Debt Can Actually Help You Achieve Financial Independence

Web Hosting: It’s a Giant Scam!

Is now the right time to invest in oil and gas?

Free (or Nearly Free) Holiday Ideas to Avoid Capitalist Christmas

How To Get Rich: Ditch Your Hobbies

Mr. Tako Escapes