TNFG Favs
My favorite topics on the Neighborhood Finance Guy (TNFG Favs) website are:
- Budgeting and saving: I like the blog's posts on budgeting and saving because they are practical and easy to understand. The blog provides readers with tips on how to create a budget, track their spending, and save money for their financial goals.
- Investing: I also like the blog's posts on investing because they are informative and well-written. The blog provides readers with information on how to choose investments, manage their risk, and grow their wealth.
- Retirement planning: I find the blog's posts on retirement planning to be helpful and informative. The blog provides readers with information on how to save for retirement, choose the right retirement plan, and maximize their retirement income.
- Debt management: I like the blog's posts on debt management because they are realistic and helpful. The blog provides readers with tips on how to get out of debt, improve their credit scores, and build their financial futures.
- Personal finance: I find the blog's posts on personal finance to be comprehensive and informative. The blog covers a wide range of financial topics, such as taxes, insurance, and estate planning.
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Retiring Early vs. $3 Million: Is It Better to Keep Working At that Price?
Recently, I was asked, “Why would you forgo your highest earning years in favor of retiring early?” Obviously, I never thought about it like that. The infinite wisdom of a random social media commenter truly changed my life… Nah. For one, I don’t think they understood how meticulous I could be regarding financial planning. I don’t know one person who retired and isn’t struggling financially, so I understand the caution. Being second-generation Haitian narrows the number of successful retirees to an elite few. Do Haitian-Americans retire? Sure. Maybe? Have I seen it? Not really. Do they even have enough money to really say that they retired? Nope. Most of their…
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Another Great Year for Investors, All Things Considered
Just a couple trying to retire with $5M invested assets.
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How to Set Up $2.5M Financial Goal in 2026
Coming off of 2020-2021 with $200k net worth increases year over year, the market slowed drastically for 2022 and 2023. 2024-2028 is looking promising for stocks. With my estimation holding at an average of 18% annually. Translation. It's still a great time to invest for the future. Even if there are down times here and there.
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You Now Need $100,000 Salary to Become Millionaire in 2025
More People Should Build Wealth. It's Easier than You Think. Most Millennials Can and Should Consider Becoming Millionaires. It starts with $100k.
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How to Revise Your Financial Game Plan Post Multi-Millionaire Status
The only thing that changes in a good financial plan is perpetual change. In August 2023, my household hit a net worth of $1,000,000. We were officially millionaires in an era when we were told it was impossible for people like us. My wife, in her infinite wisdom, said, “We aren’t millionaires until we both have a million.” While that didn’t mathematically make sense in any realm of accounting, I figured it might be best to push for the $2 million target. On July 19, 2025, my wife and I reached our latest milestone of $1,900,000 in net worth. We are now just $100,000 away from $2 million. While my…
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What to Focus On In Order to Build Wealth in 2025
Due to higher-than-average returns in Q4 2024, financial experts are setting their expectations low. This way, we’ll feel less frustrated the next time some exogenous variable causes stocks to sell off again in Q1 2025. Unfortunately, they were right. The Trump/Elon administration rally was short-lived. As of February 26, 2025, Tesla’s stock price is down 20%. Bitcoin is down 8%. How the mighty have fallen. Flanked by increasing federal layoffs and higher energy costs, the average American household is surviving on the razor’s edge. Instead of focusing on stock market returns, I’m focusing on boosting our cash flow. Calculating the income coming in and doing the most with what remains…
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How to Retire at 50 Pt. 2: Probabilities of Success
Retirement might seem a long way off, but you are better off planning as soon as possible. While everyone will retire one day, I’m more concerned with the probability of staying retired successfully. In the last blog post, Time to Retire Early at 50, I covered why my wife and I set our exit target after 2032 (seven years). It’s an expedited runway compared to the average retirement age of 62. For me, this means I’m getting out 12 years early. My wife will be getting out nearly 20 years early or even 25 years from her original expectations. With that said, I didn’t get a chance to dive into…
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Time to Retire Early at 50!
I've never seen people retire early. Let alone successfully. Where I'm from most work until their body give out. I won't. I'm out at 50.
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Tracking our Investment Portfolio from Zero to $4 Million
When it comes to building an investment portfolio, start where you are. Better yet, start right now.
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How to Secure a Brighter Financial Future in 2025
Coming off of 2020-2021 with $200k net worth increases year over year, the market slowed drastically for 2022 and 2023. We're Tracking Still Growth over Losses.
