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One version of my story is very simple — After reaching financial independence and leaving the corporate world, I became “jobless” and “unemployed”. According to standard definitions, I don’t have a job because I don’t earn money from paid work.

But do I really not have a job? Being a “jobless bum” is only half my story after all. There’s also the version of my story where I’m also a multi-millionaire investor that’s retired from regular work…

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Texas Trip Report

March 24, 2018March 24, 2018 Mr. Tako 46 Comments

After two weeks of traveling around the great state of Texas, the Tako family has finally returned home. Landing in Seattle, we actually came back to snow!

I think Mrs. Tako actually wanted to turn around and get back on that plane after seeing our typical cold-wet Pacific Northwest weather! We got spoiled by all the Texas blue skies and perfect 77F degree days…

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Efficiency Is Not For Vacation

March 16, 2018March 16, 2018 Mr. Tako 29 Comments

Just a super-quick post today folks — The Tako family is still on vacation, and we will be until the middle of next week!

As we touristed around the wonderful city of Houston today, I was thinking about vacation spending — I found myself worrying myself over the cost of small things, like how much we paid for fruit (our main breakfast), or how much a cold drink cost…

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When Should Kids Start Investing?

February 24, 2018February 25, 2018 Mr. Tako 53 Comments

Do you talk to your kids about money? When it comes to teaching kids about money, I belong in the “early and often” school of thought. Many behavioral habits get started at a young age, and I would prefer my kids form good habits around money and saving before they become adults.

But when should kids start investing?

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January 2018 Dividend Income And Expenses

February 7, 2018February 7, 2018 Mr. Tako 39 Comments

Yes, it’s time once again for our regular monthly “Dividend Income and Expenses” post. In this post, I’ll lay out our January 2018 dividend income and expenses in excruciating detail for the world to see!

These kinds of monthly expense reports are common on personal finance blogs, but I believe they are extremely instructive for readers. There’s tons of financial lessons to be learned just by watching how other people spend their money…

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Can Multi-Child Families Reach Financial Independence?

January 17, 2018January 31, 2018 Mr. Tako 35 Comments

If you’re a parent (or a soon-to-be parent) and you’re interested in financial independence, you’ve probably noticed a certain demographic is missing from our little community — Lots of kids.

That’s right, children! If you scour the rockstar finance directory you’ll find 1471 personal finance blogs (as of the time of this writing). Of those blogs, you’ll find that the vast majority of them don’t have families…

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December 2017 Dividend Income And Expenses

January 6, 2018January 6, 2018 Mr. Tako 44 Comments

December is the time of year for food, families, and fun. Oh, and breaks from blogging too! I decided to take the last two weeks of December “off” from blogging, and focus on family this year. It was great to have a break from blogging and my regular stay-at-home-dad routine.

Like last year, we stuck to our usual modus operandi — having a rock-socking fabulous time all-the-while keeping our spending low…

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Debt By A Thousand Cuts: Holiday Waste!

December 16, 2017 Mr. Tako 40 Comments

This blog post all started with me throwing two gingerbread houses in the trash.

Every year our kids go to this annual holiday party and make cute little gingerbread houses. The kids enjoy a few minutes of fun, and then we take our gingerbread houses home after the party.

In a day or two they “mysteriously” get thrown in the trash. I feel really wasteful when I do it…

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November 2017 Dividend Income And Expenses

December 6, 2017December 6, 2017 Mr. Tako 30 Comments

Wow, it’s December already? The month of November absolutely flew by this year. Time flies when you’re recovering from a tiring month of overseas travel I guess.

At the beginning of every month, I write this regular post to review our expenses, dividends and investment changes for the prior month…