Time flies! It’s been two full months since taking over this blog. I haven’t gotten any death threats yet, the nasty feedback I receive is…
How to Find Estate Sale Deals (From a Beverly Hills Bargain-Hunter!)
I can’t wait for this COVID thing to be all over … when everyone’s healthy and safe, I can resume one of my guilty pleasures…
How to Give Stock to Children With a UGMA Custodial Account
When my wife was a baby, one of her Aunties created a gift account and put a few thousand dollars in it. This Aunt was…
Investing With Family … the Good, the Bad, the Meh
Are any of you guys investing with family members or co-owning any assets with siblings? Like partnering on rental properties, businesses, and joint estates or…
Yes, You Can Buy a Rental Property in Another State
In 2015 my wife and I bought our first rental property together. We were living in Los Angeles at the time and couldn’t afford to…
How to Include Charity in Your Budget, and Other Ways to GIVE!
There’s no right or wrong way to be generous. Charitable giving is a beautiful thing, no matter who it comes from or how big (or…
My Rollover IRA Account — The Backstory
Last week I wrote about tracking one of my rental properties and comparing it to the growth of an index fund that’s currently worth about…
Think You’re Too Old for FIRE? Think Again!
From the outside, the FIRE community appears to be full of young people — millennials and iGens — who are striving to reach financial independence…
Tax Fun Facts! (But Are They True or False?)
Happy Monday, everyone! :) Thought it’d be fun to share some tax trivia — some true facts 😇, and some false facts 😈 — since…
Real Estate vs Stocks: A Real-Life Look at Returns
There will always be a hot conversation in the personal finance community about investing in real estate vs stocks. I do both, so today I’m…