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GOLD - Are We Investing In Gold To PROTECT Our Early Retirement During This Recession?
Should You Invest in Gold to Protect Your Early Retirement? Over the years as the economy has declined and the economic future of many...
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10 Things You Need To Know Before You Invest In Index Funds
Have you ever wondered how index funds work, and whether you should invest in them on your journey to financial independence? Keep...
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The 10 Most Surprising Things About Living in Portugal (As American Expat)
If you’ve been following our journey at all, you’ll know that our family moved to Portugal in 2019, after Amon and I achieved financial...
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How To Invest In Foreign Markets (For Beginners)
Are you interested in investing in foreign markets, but not sure where to start? Well, this article is going to demystify the process,...
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5 Things You Can Do To Prepare For A Recession
Talk of another recession has been going on for years now, but it’s hard to deny that 2023 and 2024 are increasingly looking like they...
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The 6 Relationships You’ll Need To Achieve FIRE
When talking about financial independence, there is one important component that is often overlooked: relationships. Whether you like it...
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What Is Bitcoin, and Should You Invest For Early Retirement?
In recent years cryptocurrency and bitcoin, in particular, have taken the world by storm. So it’s no surprise that we have been flooded...
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How To Pay Low (Or No) Taxes In Retirement
Believe it or not, you still have to pay taxes in retirement. And these taxes will apply to every form of post-retirement income, passive...
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What You Need To Know About The Greater Fool Theory
No doubt you’ve heard stories of people who lose all their savings by investing in crypto, stocks, real estate, and more. It’s a scary...
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The Three Most Common Ways To Achieve FIRE
In recent years FIRE, or Financial Independence and Early Retirement, has taken off around the globe, as more people realize that they...
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Use These Check-Up Tips To Maximize Your Stock Market Profits
Plenty of people subscribe to the “set it and forget it” mentality when it comes to investing - depositing a bunch of money in their 401k...
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Interest Rates Going Up? Here’s How You Should Invest In The Stock Market
After two years of record-low interest rates, as of 2022 interest rates are now skyrocketing, and this can have a destabilizing effect on...
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How To Live In Portugal On Just $24 A Day
These days Portugal is on many travel wish lists, and for some, it’s considered an ideal place to relocate or retire permanently. But...
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How High Inflation Impacts Your FIRE Journey (And How You Can Beat It)
What is the silent killer of financial independence? That’s right - inflation. There is no denying that everything is becoming more and...
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Investing in a Recession & Growing Your Money: Millionaire Mindset
We are currently in the midst of a crash . . . a bear market . . . a recession. Whatever you want to call it . . . it’s bad. BUT, that...
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5 Hacks for Getting the Best Deal on Real Estate
As you guys probably already know, Amon and I used real estate as an important part of our financial independence strategy. In fact, if...
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How We Learned to Renovate Homes & How You Can Too (On Your Journey to Early Retirement)
Amon and I have always loved DIY renovating properties. In fact, even with our new home here in Portugal, we’ve been renovating...
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Let's Talk About What Not to Invest in for F.I.R.E.
Amon and I often talk about all the things we invest in. Index funds? - Yep! ETFs - Yep! REITs - Yep! We’re pretty much an open book when...
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Want to Retire Early Abroad? Do These 10 Things First
Have you been thinking about retiring abroad? We don’t blame you - we loved the idea so much . . . we did just that! We retired in...
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