How we plan to pay $0 in taxes in 2021 This is neither tax nor investment advice and is for informational purposes only. One of the big challenges that I have had in my first year in early retirement is managing taxes and capital gains. You would think that taxes wouldn’t be such for someone… Continue reading 2021 Tax Planning – avoiding capital gains tax in retirement with TaxCaster
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The Simple Path to Wealth Summary – JL Collins
Book Summary, Highlights and Quotes from The Simple Path to Wealth by JL Collins The Simple Path to Wealth by JL Collins, lives up to the hype, plus some. The Simple Path to Wealth is written by JL Collins for his daughter. His goal for his book was to have something to give to her… Continue reading The Simple Path to Wealth Summary – JL Collins
5 years of maxing my 401(k) will make me ~$1.4M by the time I can withdraw
Maxing out your 401(k) will supercharge your wealth Look, I’ve never lauded myself as a financial expert. I’m not. I see people arguing on social media all day about whether to invest in your 401 (k), Roth IRA or a Taxable account. Certainly there are always edge cases, but when you receive a company match,… Continue reading 5 years of maxing my 401(k) will make me ~$1.4M by the time I can withdraw
Celebrating 1 year of early retirement
Today, I am officially celebrating my 1 year anniversary of leaving my CEO gig to retire early!!! I honestly cannot believe that it has been a year since I left my job and headed out to my mini-retirement. You guys know how the story goes…guy leaves CEO gig to take a 6 month mini-retirement. He… Continue reading Celebrating 1 year of early retirement
Approaching your retirement date is like approaching a black hole
The Retirement Black Hole Approaching your retirement is the single greatest accomplishment of your career. You have worked your a$$ off and now you have built up enough net worth to have your money work for you, and not the other way around. And yet, for most of us, you don’t really know what life… Continue reading Approaching your retirement date is like approaching a black hole