July 2015

Panama

Is Panama the Right Place to Retire?

10 Comments / Travel and Vacation, Financial Independence / Retire Early (FIRE), Panama / /

I’ve been trying to figure out a good place to retire that’s not, well… Ohio!!  I’ve lived in Ohio for most of my life and it’s done well for me, but why live in a place that ever snows?!! The answer is simply that I have roots here… friends, family, stable job, and so on.  Pulling the trigger to move out of your comfort zone is a tough thing for most of us to do.  And the problem is that once you have kids, they start […]

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Dividend Stocks

Make Dividend Stocks a Part of Your Portfolio

2 Comments / Financial Independence / Retire Early (FIRE), Investments / /

As I continue to build up some passive income to help carry me once I retire, I’m taking a second look at dividend stocks. If you’ve read some of my previous posts, you know that I think rental property can be an important part of your portfolio, but I don’t want to solely count on that for passive income. I’m not completely new to dividend stocks, but I’m definitely not the expert. I look at Jason at Dividend Mantra and

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Birthday Cake

Happy 40th Birthday to Me!!!

4 Comments / Financial Independence / Retire Early (FIRE), General Thoughts / /

Well, I’m about to hit the big FOUR-OH this month.  Happy birthday to me! 🙂  So with that, I thought it would be a good opportunity to share my goals and plans I have for the next ten years. If you’ve read my “about” page (Time to Make the Donuts), you know that my goal is to retire at (or hopefully before) the age of 50.  To some of you that might seem like a pretty good feat, and to others, it might seem like

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Financially Smart Friends

Why You Need Financially Smart Friends

12 Comments / Financial Independence / Retire Early (FIRE) / /

I think about money and retirement a lot.  I believe it’s important that we communicate with one another to share our thoughts on money with friends.  This can help you determine if you’re on the same track as your peers or to learn ideas that can help you save or generate more money. Discussing money can help you to brainstorm financial problems that you might otherwise not have figured out on your own. So why is it that my friends

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