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Market Timing: How it Can Sabotage Your Portfolio, and our Alternatives
Back in 2020 Amon and I started a video series on our stock portfolio. We invested a lump sum of $5000 into the stock market and added...
Our Rich Journey
Feb 7, 20245 min read


401(k) Accounts - How We Invested in Them To Achieve Financial Independence & Retire Early
The Best Ways To Invest In Your 401k Today we’re going to talk about the most effective ways to invest in your retirement accounts. And...
Our Rich Journey
Feb 7, 20245 min read


Living in Spain vs Portugal: Why We Picked Portugal!
When Amon and I were on the path to achieving financial independence, we had an important choice to make. We knew we wanted to settle...
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Jan 23, 20245 min read


Investing a Large Sum of Money: What to Do, What NOT to Do, and How to Invest for F.I.R.E.
Amon and I talk a lot about investing - mainly because investing is such a vital piece of the F.I.R.E. journey. Not only that, but Amon...
Our Rich Journey
Jan 23, 20247 min read


Using Our 7 Account Drawdown Strategy to Live Off Investments in Early Retirement
Getting to retirement is one thing. When we start our FIRE journey it’s likely the most important thing. But what about once we finally...
Our Rich Journey
Jan 23, 20246 min read


Best Vanguard ETFs (Exchange Traded Funds) for Financial Independence
The Best Vanguard ETFs For Financial Independence I want to talk about ETFs, and how our investments in ETFs have been a huge help in...
Our Rich Journey
Jan 23, 20245 min read


Travel Hacking | How to Travel the World for FREE!
Over the years Amon and I have spent a lot of time traveling the world, totally free of charge. This includes countries like Spain,...
Our Rich Journey
Jan 23, 20245 min read


The Investment Accounts You Need For Financial Independence
Investment accounts are so important on your journey to financial independence. The accounts Amon and I put our money into played a big...
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Jan 23, 20245 min read


Stock Market Investing | Too Risky Now? - How to SAFELY Invest in Stocks
Lately, it seems like the stock market is going CRAZY! It’s going up 200 points, then down 200 points, in the blink of an eye. In this...
Our Rich Journey
Jan 23, 20246 min read


2 Hacks That Will Change Your Life: How To Renovate your Kitchen for Only $1000, and Discover The BE
In 2013, when living in the the San Francisco Bay Area, we completed a kitchen renovation for our home. Normally this kitchen reno would...
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Jan 23, 20244 min read


Expensive Things We Don't Regret Buying
On Our Journey to Financial Independence we have embraced a lot of things and made significant changes to our lifestyles. Frugality is...
Our Rich Journey
Sep 7, 20235 min read


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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Sep 6, 20235 min read


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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Aug 25, 20234 min read


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...
Our Rich Journey
Aug 22, 20235 min read


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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Aug 22, 20233 min read


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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Aug 22, 20233 min read


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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Mar 15, 20234 min read


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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Mar 7, 20234 min read


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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Jan 29, 20235 min read


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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Jan 19, 20234 min read
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