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Progress Update 5: The Green is Back, HSAs & Dying Trees

May 4, 2018 by Mr. Heartland on FIRE

Hello May! Happy to see you.  Spring has FINALLY Sprung!    With the beginning of the growing season upon us has our net worth began to grow again?  After a couple down months let’s take a look:

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Filed Under: FI Progress, Retirement, Savings Tagged With: Edward Jones, FI progress, Financial Independence, Horned Oak Galls, HSA, Investment Returns, Mad Fientist, Net Worth, Vanguard

The Great Financial Migration Part II

April 27, 2018 by Mr. Heartland on FIRE

Back in March, we decided to bite the bullet and transfer our investments from Edward Jones to Vanguard.  You can read Part I of this adventure HERE.  At the time of that post, we had just initiated the transfers.  I wanted to give an update on where things stand and what my thoughts are on the process. [Read more…] about The Great Financial Migration Part II

Filed Under: FI Progress, Retirement, Savings Tagged With: Edward Jones, Expense Ratio, Financial Independence, how long until retirement, Long term impact of investment fees, Portfolio Growth

Yard Work: 5 Reasons I Do My Own

April 20, 2018 by Mr. Heartland on FIRE

“I love yard work!” – said almost nobody ever.

You come home from work, beat from the day, then you gotta run right back out and tackle the yard.  It’s hot, sweaty, dusty, and tiring.  And then you gotta do it every week for months on end.  Who the hell likes that?

***slowly raises my hand*** [Read more…] about Yard Work: 5 Reasons I Do My Own

Filed Under: Cost Cutting, DIY, Lifestyle Improvement, Savings Tagged With: appreciate what you have, free gym membership, lifestyle optimization, saving money, Yard work

Truck to Car: How’s it Going So Far?

April 13, 2018 by Mr. Heartland on FIRE

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Filed Under: Lifestyle Improvement, Smart Spending Tagged With: Buying a car, comparing a car to a truck, driving observations, sedan vs SUV, selling a truck, the benefits of a car

Progress Update 4: Backsliding, Caveats & Crazy Graphs

April 6, 2018 by Mr. Heartland on FIRE

So, it’s April now.  Just like that a quarter of the year gone.  Dayum! It is still freezing cold here with snows still expected, so it sure doesn’t feel like April.  If this weather won’t change soon, I’ll be mowing the grass in the snow.  But enough about the weather… Let’s review the interesting month of March that was.

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Filed Under: FI Progress Tagged With: Apathy Ends, buying a new car, Edward Jones, financial indpendence, Life Insurance, Net Worth, stock market performance, Vanguard

Want Results? Try Common Courtesy!

March 30, 2018 by Mr. Heartland on FIRE

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Filed Under: Lifestyle Improvement

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