RE part of FIRE… Retire Early!
Freedom 30, Freedom 35, Freedom 40, Freedom 45, etc. Many of us have dreamed about retire early so we can enjoy our lives rather than keep doing the 9-5 job for 30 or more years.
But retire early doesn’t mean stop working completely. Far from it. What does RE really means when it comes to financial independence retire early (FIRE)?
Last year, I asked whether we have enough to retire in 2023. After running some projections and analysis, it was clear that we can’t retire and rely on dividend income alone to sustain our current …
Let’s be honest here, inflation is real. Very real! Despite being as frugal and careful with our expenses as possible, we are seeing an increase in our living expenses; arguably, just like everyone else. Unfortunately, …
Recently a reader emailed me about a big windfall that he received. “Hi Bob, I recently received a pretty significant windfall… $5 million! To be honest, I’m not sure what to do. I want to …
Many Canadian investors know there’s a 15% withholding tax on US dividends. You can avoid this costly withholding tax if you hold US dividend stocks inside your RRSP, as there is absolutely no tax levied …
It’s never too early to start looking forward. I’ve been doing this on my site for some time and doing a bunch of assumptions and simulations on what our financial independence retire early might look …
When I think about retirement, I have never pictured myself sitting on the beach drinking pina coladas daily. That’s not how I picture retirement. I could sit on the beach for a few days but …
I have been posting our annual financial review since 2016. Originally, I wasn’t going to write about our 2022 financial review, but I was pleasantly surprised when a few readers reached out and asked why …