The big news around the Heartland on FIRE household this week is we’ve taken the plunge and decided to move all of our investment funds from Edward Jones over to Vanguard.
FI Progress
Progress Update 3
Happy March everyone! With a new month dawning, I want take a look back at February and update you all on our portfolio value and net worth.
You can always check the latest and greatest info on the Track Our Progress page.
So, how ’bout that February? [Read more…] about Progress Update 3
Progress Update 2
It’s the beginning of a new month. That means its time for me to do a little roundup of the month that was and to update our net worth numbers for all you tens of readers.
You can always check the latest and greatest info on the Track Our Progress page.
So, what the heck happened in January? [Read more…] about Progress Update 2
Progress Update 1
Well its been roughly a month since this here blog said hello to the world. I’ve promised to provide updates on our journey to FI along the way. You can always check the latest and greatest info on the Track Our Progress page Anyways, without further adieu, here is how we did in December: [Read more…] about Progress Update 1
Our 2018 Savings and Investment Plan
2018 is just around the corner. If you recall, 2017 was dedicated to immolating our last remaining student loan. With that goal quickly approaching the Heartland on Fire household is turning our sites to aggressively increasing our savings and investments for the upcoming year. So, if you want to see the game plan and hold us accountable at the year’s end keep on reading. [Read more…] about Our 2018 Savings and Investment Plan
What’s My FI Number?
Our purpose here is to document our pursuit of reaching Financial Independence (FI). As I’ve discussed previously, I am defining FI as having a portfolio value equal to 25 times our annual spending. Put another way, we are looking at an annual safe withdrawal rate of 4% of the portfolio value.
So, what is that number for us? [Read more…] about What’s My FI Number?