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Net Worth Update 24: Two Years Down

December 5, 2019 by Mr. Heartland on FIRE

The turkey is picked clean and all the leftovers are finally gone. I’ve loosened up my belt a notch or to. It must mean November has come to a close. Did we stuff our savings as much as we stuffed our faces?

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Filed Under: FI Progress, Retirement, Savings, Uncategorized Tagged With: Investment Performance, Monthly Savings, Net Worth

Cash or Finance – How Should I Buy Rental Property?

November 21, 2019 by Mr. Heartland on FIRE

I have an infatuation with real estate. I love researching and working on houses. As part of this interest, rental real estate is something I want to incorporate into our investment strategy. We currently have one rental property, which is the first home I bought and just never sold. But I want more. The “relatively passive” income from real estate is very appealing. The sooner we can get the rental snowball rolling the better the benefits will be.

I’ve been debating whether we should purchase the next one with all cash or by financing. I figured I might as well put my thought process out on the blog for transparency.

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Filed Under: Annual Planning, DIY, FI Progress, Retirement, Smart Spending, Uncategorized Tagged With: Buying with Cash or Finance, Real Estate Analysis, Real Estate Investment

Net Worth Update 23: Shaking It Up

November 7, 2019 by Mr. Heartland on FIRE

The leaves are falling and the trick or treating is in the books. October has come and gone. Were our finances as spooky as the Halloween decorations?

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Filed Under: DIY, FI Progress, Retirement, Savings, Uncategorized Tagged With: Investment Performance, Monthly Savings, Net Worth

How We are Teaching Our Kids to Be the Millionaires Next Door

October 24, 2019 by Mr. Heartland on FIRE

Financial responsibility is a trait that can be taught from an early age. Setting positive examples is critical to help your children begin to develop a mindset of financial responsibility that can set them up for life.

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Filed Under: DIY, FI Progress, Lifestyle Improvement, Savings, Smart Spending, Uncategorized Tagged With: financial education, Financial Independence, good money habits, teaching kids money

Net Worth Update 22: Back to Business? Edition

October 3, 2019 by Mr. Heartland on FIRE

It’s official: Summer is over. School is in full swing and college football is back! Whoohoo! We paid off our car loan in August, but did we get our savings back in line in September?

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Filed Under: FI Progress, Retirement, Savings, Uncategorized Tagged With: Investment Performance, Monthly Savings, Net Worth

Net Worth Update 21: Debt Eraser Edition

September 5, 2019 by Mr. Heartland on FIRE

Between the start of school and two vacations, August was a whirlwind month. The moving and shaking also carried over into our finances. So what happened?

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Filed Under: Debt Reduction, FI Progress, Savings, Smart Spending, Uncategorized Tagged With: Credit Card Rewards, Investment Performance, net worth update, Paying off car

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