How to keep your money, investments, and cryptocurrency secure; preventing hacking, phishing and other nefarious scams

My wife is deep into the true crime world of podcasts, documentaries, and tv shows. As such, I am used to hearing/watching shows about various murders, rapes, hate crimes, and other generally horrible/disgusting crimes. The other day, we were watching the show, True Life Crime on MTV, when an episode called “The $5 Million Dollar… Continue reading How to keep your money, investments, and cryptocurrency secure; preventing hacking, phishing and other nefarious scams

Building Your Ultimate Personal Finance Engine

Ever since I read Good to Great by Jim Collins, I’ve been fascinated and even a bit obsessed with The Flywheel Effect. In short, it is the perfect explainer for how you can achieve exponential growth personally, professionally, and in business. Each turn of the flywheel builds upon work done earlier, compounding your investment of… Continue reading Building Your Ultimate Personal Finance Engine

The Personal Financial Plan – a must have for anyone serious about their finances

How to write a Personal Finance Plan – full outline and real-life examples Updated: February 15th, 2022 No need to feel bad if you don’t have a plan – I’ve never had one until recently. In fact, it wasn’t until I found myself Accidentally Retired that I created one. But now that I look back,… Continue reading The Personal Financial Plan – a must have for anyone serious about their finances

Sleep is an underrated factor in your Financial Independence journey

You need between 7-9 hours of sleep to function properly Americans and their poor sleep Sleep is such an underrated commodity. Yet, according to the CDC, 35% of American adults sleep less than 7 hours a day. 1/3 of the population is NOT sleeping enough! And I know that there has been a pretty good… Continue reading Sleep is an underrated factor in your Financial Independence journey