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Hey Dad, I Earned a Penny in Interest!

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Building Your Portfolio, Part 3: Specific Investments

Building Your Portfolio, Part 3: Specific Investments Welcome to Part…

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Back to the Basics in 2021

Back to the Basics in 2021 As we start a…

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Building Your Portfolio, Part 2: Asset Allocation

Building Your Portfolio, Part 2: Asset Allocation Welcome to Part…

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Building Your Portfolio, Part 1: Accounts

Building Your Portfolio, Part 1: Accounts I’ve decided to write…

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State of the Blog, Year 1 It’s hard to believe…

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FI Step by Step: Step 6, Establishing an Emergency Fund

December 20, 2019 2 Comments T.K. Schiefer

Step 6: Establishing an Emergency Fund Establishing an emergency fund is step 6 of my recommended 12 step path to financial independence (FI).   After you […]

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FI Top Tens, Investing Wisely

Top Ten Terms You Should Know About Stocks

December 13, 2019 1 Comment T.K. Schiefer

Top Ten Terms You Should Know About Stocks OK, I think it’s about time we talked about stocks.  The stock market seems to evoke different […]

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Blog Review: The White Coat Investor

December 6, 2019 No Comments T.K. Schiefer

Blog Review: The White Coat Investor This is my first blog review.  As you might suspect, personal finance and investing blogs have been a major […]

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FI Topics, Fitness & Health, Life Optimization, Other, Photography, Travel

3 Things I Choose To Spend Money On

November 29, 2019 No Comments T.K. Schiefer

3 Things I Choose To Spend Money On If you recall from my post Introduction to FI, I believe there are four key principles to […]

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FI Topics, Life Optimization, Paying Off Debt, Reducing Expenses

The Super Bowl of Consumerism

November 22, 2019 No Comments T.K. Schiefer

The Super Bowl of Consumerism Next week is Black Friday.  I’ve nicknamed it the Super Bowl of Consumerism.  Consumerism, as defined by Investopedia, is “the […]

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Do You Have The Ultimate Retirement Account? Part 2

November 13, 2019 No Comments T.K. Schiefer

Do You Have The Ultimate Retirement Account? Part 2 Happy Wednesday!  This week’s post is a couple of days early and I will explain why […]

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Do You Have The Ultimate Retirement Account? Part 1

November 8, 2019 No Comments T.K. Schiefer

Do You Have The Ultimate Retirement Account? Part 1 What is the ultimate retirement account?  Well, before I tell you, let’s see if we can […]

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FI Step by Step: Step 5, Insuring Against Catastrophe

October 11, 2019 3 Comments T.K. Schiefer

Step 5: Insuring Against Catastrophe Greetings from Saint Petersburg, Russia. I am attending the EuroSpine conference in a couple of days in Helsinki, Finland so […]

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5 Dangers on the Path to FI

November 1, 2019 No Comments T.K. Schiefer

5 Dangers on the Path to FI It’s been more than a year now since I discovered the financial independence (FI) movement.  Obviously I was […]

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My Path to FI: Part 4, Residency

October 25, 2019 No Comments T.K. Schiefer

My Path to FI: Part 4, Residency This is part 4 of my My Path to FI series of blog posts.  If you haven’t read […]

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T.K. Schiefer

T.K. Schiefer

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In 2018 I began the pursuit of Freedom through Financial Independence (FI). Follow my journey on this blog and learn how you too can start your own Path to FI!

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