Happy Holidays – Seasons Greetings
Seasons greetings everyone. I just want to take the time to thank every one of you for all your support over the years. I wouldn’t have been able to continue writing on this blog if …
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Potential dividend hikes from Canadian banks+ Good reads from the PF community
To many people’s surprise, the US inflation rate in October slowed down to 3.2%, lower than anticipated, causing people to believe that the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes are working and cooling the inflation rate. …
How much do you need to retire early at age 40, 45, 50 or 55?
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 …
Reconsidering status symbols+ Good reads from the PF community
What is a status symbol? According to Investopedia, a status symbol is generally an object that signifies its owners’ high social and economic standing. So things like luxury cars, designer clothes, McMansions, fancy watches, latest …
Stock market volatility + Good Reads from the PF community
Wow, the stock market sure has been volatile lately. The retail sector is taking a big hit, just take a look at Target, Walmart, Amazon, and Costco. Ouch! Should you hoard cash and wait till …
Enjoying a short break + Good reads from the PF community
First of all, I wish everyone is enjoying a great holiday season. I’m in the midst of a much-needed 2-week break from my full-time job. Surprisingly, this was the longest vacation I’ve taken all year. …
Having the right mindset
The other night, Mrs. T and I were sitting on the couch having hygge when we started talking about our financial independence retire early journey. We have been on our financial independence retire early journey …