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
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
You Are A Investing Super Genius!
Past Performance And The Unfair Coin
April 2021
March 2021 Dividend Income And Expenses
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
February 2021
The ROE Conundrum: Where Did The Shareholder Returns Go?
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
November 2020 Dividend Income And Expenses
November 2020
Happy Thanksgiving All Around The World
Finding Your Frugal Superpower
October 2020 Dividend Income And Expenses
October 2020
Scary Financial Monsters That Really Exist
The Last Hurdle: Investing With Industry Trends
The Wacky World Of Close-End Funds
September 2020 Dividend Income And Expenses
September 2020
Kicking Yourself When You’re Winning
The Stock Sector I Like Best (Right Now)
August 2020 Dividend Income And Expenses
August 2020
Escaping The Madness Of Crowds
The Masters Of Boredom: How Managing The Slow Moments Can Make You Wealthy
July 2020 Dividend Income And Expenses
July 2020
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
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
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
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
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
November 2019 Expenses And Dividend Income
10 Great Investing Blogs To Read
November 2019
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
Rethinking Old Expenses (The Phone-less Experiment)
The Richest Person In The Graveyard
September 2019 Expenses And Dividend Income
The Paradox Of Thrift And The Wonders Of Consumption
September 2019
The Lifecycle Of An Investment
Investing Ideas: September 2019
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
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
Five Reasons Why The Stock Market Is A Really Weird Place To Invest
How Much Does This Blog Make (2019)?
May 2019 Dividend Income And Expenses
May 2019
The Failure of Specialization And the Rise Of Financially Independent Generalists
I Survived! One Week Of Solo Parenting…
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
March 2019 Dividend Income And Expenses
March 2019
Defensive Stocks: A Investing Strategy For Mr. Market’s Bad Mood
How To Prepare For The Next Recession
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
Avoiding The Dunning–Kruger Effect
Our Geoarbitrage Plan To Lower Annual Living Expenses
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
A Better Long-Term Wealth Builder
Throw Negative Nancy On The Fire
2018 Year-End Net Worth Update
December 2018 Dividend Income And Expenses
December 2018
Catching The Falling Knife: Investing Into A Bear Market
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
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
Why I Love My Big Fat Cash Pile
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
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
Should I Invest In A Small Business?
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
What’s The Deal With Negative Shareholder Equity?
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
Contrarian Thought & Investing
May 2018 Dividend Income And Expenses
May 2018
A Cash Flow Management Strategy For Financial Independence
Nobody Wants To Get Rich Slowly
Dressing For Success: The Easy Way To Millions
Everything You Know About Personal Finance Is Probably Wrong
April 2018 Dividend Income And Expenses
Would You Invest In A Dying Industry?
April 2018
Curating Filters To Become A Better Investor
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
Efficiency Is Not For Vacation
February 2018 Dividend Income And Expenses
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 FIRE Movement Was Inevitable
Can Multi-Child Families Reach Financial Independence?
Investing Hacks: Should You Follow Insider Trades?
December 2017 Dividend Income And Expenses
2017 Year-End Net Worth Update
December 2017
Mr. Tako’s Best Investing Posts Of 2017
Debt By A Thousand Cuts: Holiday Waste!
November 2017 Dividend Income And Expenses
The Stock Market Holiday Party
November 2017
The $10 Million Dollar Question
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)
September 2017 Dividend Income And Expenses
Mr. Tako’s Best Recipes (2017)
September 2017
Why I Don’t Share My Portfolio
August 2017 Dividend Income And Expenses
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?
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?
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
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
May 2017
Road Trip Report (Memorial Day Weekend 2017)
The Frugal Mother’s Day Special
April 2017 Dividend Income And Expenses
April 2017
The Happy Middle-Ground Of Financial Independence
Essential Skills For Early Retirement: Self Motivation
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
When Dividend Growers Fail To Grow
February 2017 Dividend Income And Expenses
Travel Hacking Our 2017 Vacation
Have You Met The Dividend Achievers?
February 2017
Should I Be Investing In Airlines?
January 2017 Dividend Income And Expenses
January 2017
Fixing Broken Stuff: Microswitches
6 Ways To Feel Better About Not Saving
2016 Year-End Net Worth Update
December 2016 Dividend Income And Expenses
December 2016
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
November 2016
Investing With Your Significant Other
Sipping Lightly From The Bottle of Comfort
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
When Is The Best Time To Quit Working?
How To Overcome Frugal Fatigue
September 2016 Dividend Income And Expenses
September 2016
Dealing With Investment Anxiety
What’s Your Financial Superpower?
Where Does Your Money Come From?
August 2016 Dividend Income And Expenses
August 2016
July 2016 Dividend Income And Expenses
Brought To You By the Letter ‘V’
July 2016
Keep Cool This Summer With: A Slow-Cooker
Post Financial Independence Goals
June 2016 Dividend Income And Expenses
Is One Million Dollars Enough?
June 2016
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
May 2016 Dividend Income And Expenses
May 2016
How To Get Rich With: Fancy Sushi Dinners
Grilling Season And A Squidix Update
Two Sides Of The Investing Coin
Building Wealth With Your Asian Grocery Store
April 2016 Dividend Income And Expenses
April 2016
Lawsuit Update And The Shop Table
The Clothes For Financial Independence
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
Why Physical Real Estate Isn’t For Me
Hard Facts About Mortality And Retirement
The First Big Windstorm of 2016
One Big Company: Why We Like The 3% Rule
February 2016 Dividend Income And Expenses
February 2016
Financial Independence Failure
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
Rise Up! Escape From Wage Slavery
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