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Why Financial Freedom Should Be On Your Wealth Bucket List
Achieving financial freedom necessitates a Wealth Bucket List to prepare for retirement. The author emphasizes accountability, budgeting, and discipline as paths to personal finance success. Planning for retirement includes significant financial goals, a commitment to lifelong learning, and a passion for travel and service. The aim is to create a purposeful, fulfilling life post-retirement.
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Our Net Worth Performance Was Great Until Bloody September!
The post outlines a tumultuous financial year marked by inflation, depleted savings, and high expenses. Despite challenges, there were job transitions and a move to Florida with relocation costs. It discusses the importance of financial strategies like dollar-cost-averaging, reduced monthly expenses, increased investments, and emergency funds. The net worth rebounded in September, emphasizing resilience and long-term goals, including home renovations and a new savings plan. Financial literacy and adapting to changes are key themes for achieving stability and growth.
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Black Households Will Be Struggling By 2034, Here’s How To Pivot.
Blacks in America face significant financial disparities despite representing 14% of the population. Black households hold less than 4% of U.S. wealth and face median incomes trailing far behind other racial groups. Structural issues, debt, and lower generational wealth hinder financial progress. Building wealth involves strategic saving, investing, and home ownership while minimizing debt and living within means. Future wealth disparities are projected to widen without systemic change.
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Changing the Narrative of Wealth by Valuing Time
Investment thunderstorms, repairs and vet bills. Building wealth has never been harder but we can make it through. Going beyond F.I.R.E.
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This November, Opt to Vote For Your Household’s Wealth
This is the time of year when we are inundated with election ads asking for us to vote and donate to our preferred candidate or party. That got tired quickly. I hate ads and don’t understand why multi-millionaires need to spend an estimated $12 billion of 2024 campaign funds on marketing. This is up nearly 30% from the 2020 presidential election. Again, it’s not their own money. To keep it brief, the last time I voted was in November 2012. After an odd racially charged interaction with a volunteer poll worker for the city of Tallahassee (FL), because I’m visibly Black with a Hispanic last name, I started to question…
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How We Made $5k+ in Passive Income for Q2 2024
The second quarter of 2024 was tight. High prices raged on and it's likely that the passive income economy dragged down. With price inflation up, some goals might not materialize this year but we will likely still land in the positive. Nearly $7k in gross passive income is still income.
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250k Reasons Why A Mid-Year Financial Review is So Powerful
The stock market tumbled in 2022, however just like that it rebounded through the first half of 2024. You really can't time the market. Stay invested!
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2024 Economic State of Black Struggle and its Long-Term Effects on Black Wealth
Are Blacks in America doing better; guess we have to look at the Black statistics to see the results. Over the last 50 years, Black Americans have had substantial social and economic growth. The last four years (post-pandemic) showcased an increase in asset attainment through investing with a general concern its the long-term viable impacts on Black households. While gaining political rights has long been the predominant goal, Black Millennials and Gen-Zers are redefining these long-held beliefs and values. From the pulpit to the global media representation, Blacks in America are entering professions from which they had been blocked. And yet, income lags and net wealth remains low. The Post-Black…
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How to Bring in $24k of Passive Income by Q4 2023
Reviewing The Neighborhood Finance Guy's (TNFG) not so passive income and what generated $24,000 through 2023. Extra Money is Good Money! With the market slowing through 2025, time to get creative and earn more before the next super cycle.
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How We Created $30k Wealth Investments in December
Early December Santa Claus helped to sweeten 2023. Our stock performance bumped up 28% and our net worth followed.
