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Our Savings Rate in 2019

Our Savings Rate in 2019

The holiday season just came to an end and it feels like the right time to go back and evaluate how well we did in the year that just passed. Both my wife and I set personal and professional goals at the beginning of the year but if there is one thing we also look forward to is calculating our annual savings rate.

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Seattle: Our Top Destination in 2019

Seattle: Our Top Destination in 2019

This is the fourth installment of a Travel Series I decided to start with the intent to share information about places we’ve been to and ways to minimize expenses using travel hacking strategies. Traveling can get expensive but if you’re flexible, plan in advance, and do a little bit of due diligence, you’ll be surprised by how affordable it can be.

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Moving a Taxable Account from Betterment to Vanguard

Moving a Taxable Account from Betterment to Vanguard

Betterment is a great option for those looking to start investing in the stock market. They make investing easier, affordable, and completely hands-off. They create portfolios tailored to your risk tolerance investing in passively managed Index Funds to keep your costs as low as possible.

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My Experience at CampFI

My Experience at CampFI

A couple of weeks ago I was fortunate to experience CampFI for the very first time. I remember hearing about it on the ChooseFI podcast and felt instantly hooked. CampFI has taken place in really cool destinations; however, the Rockies had never been home of this event.

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Visiting Miami & Orlando

Visiting Miami & Orlando

This is the third installment of a Travel Series I decided to start with the intent to share information about places we’ve been to and ways to minimize expenses using travel hacking strategies. Traveling can get expensive but if you’re flexible, plan in advance, and do a little bit of due diligence, you’ll be surprised by how cheap it can actually be.

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Over-Optimization … Time for an Intervention?

Over-Optimization … Time for an Intervention?

As an engineer, I love to get data, analyze it, create models and based on my findings support decisions that influence the bottom line. This is all great; however, we usually get carried away and move into execution mode without spending the right amount of time defining and understanding the problem statement. As a result, time is wasted and lack of decisions lead to an overarching feeling of frustration.

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Visiting Portland, Oregon

Visiting Portland, Oregon

This is the second installment of a Travel Series I decided to start with the intent to share information about places we’ve been to and ways to minimize expenses using travel hacking strategies. Traveling can get expensive but if you’re flexible, plan in advance, and do a little bit of due diligence, you’ll be surprised by the results.

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