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Strong personal finance and financial literacy lays the groundwork for much investing and business success. Here, you'll find hundreds of articles written by personal finance experts on topics like saving, earning more, and investing. A strong knowledge of personal finance can seriously expedite your real estate investing career. A great credit score, some cash in the bank, and strong stable income can be invaluable assets for those looking to begin or add to their real estate portfolio. For a more in-depth discussion and debate about best practices in personal finance, you may want to check out the Personal Finance Forum.

Feb 27, 2019Feb 13, 2024 Paul Moore

Should You Fire Your CPA?

Tax laws are set up in real estate investors' favor. Have you been overpaying? Hiring a CPA is a great start—but making sure that CPA is well versed in tax strategy…

Feb 05, 2019Feb 24, 2024 Grant Sabatier

More Money in Less Time: How to Start a Profitable Side Hustle

Side hustling is great because you can make money—sometimes a lot of it—doing pretty much anything. You also no longer need to be present to start a side hustle, since…

Jan 24, 2019Feb 14, 2024 Scott Trench

No, You Are NOT Going Too Far in Pursuit of Financial Independence

Choose the healthy, wealthy, happy path that will leave you better off. And once you go for it, optimize for happiness, health, and wealth without apology.

Jan 11, 2019Feb 13, 2024 G. Brian Davis

5 Core Concepts in Both Real Estate and Stock Investing—and 5 Key Differences

I get frustrated when I hear investors lionize either stocks or real estate alone and dismiss the other. After all, a successful portfolio is a diverse one! So here are…

Dec 14, 2018Feb 24, 2024 Lauren Hogan

10 Financial Tasks to Tackle Before 30 (So You Can Afford to Start Your Actual Bucket List!)

What I propose today is that we create a new bucket list—a financial bucket list that isn’t unattainable, that doesn’t require huge financial expenses that you will never recoup, and…

Dec 01, 2018Feb 13, 2024 Scott Trench

7 Core Tenets of Investing Successful Wealth-Builders Know to Be True

Knowledge is power—ESPECIALLY when it comes to investing. If you truly want to build long-term wealth, then read, study and remember these tenets!

Nov 14, 2018Jan 27, 2024 G. Brian Davis

14 Unusual But Possibly Brilliant Savings Tips to Net You Thousands

Looking for fresh ideas to save money? Here are 14 weird or unusual tips for saving more money each month, to invest more and build wealth faster!

Nov 11, 2018Feb 14, 2024 Chris P.

5 Truths I Learned by Living Financially Free for One Year

it has been almost exactly one year since I purchased the property that made me financially independent. A year into this, here's what I've learned.

Nov 08, 2018Feb 23, 2024 Brad Lohnes

3 Steps to Escape Middle-Class Financial Mediocrity

Do you make "pretty good" money but still actively worry about your finances? Do you wonder where your paycheck goes every month? This article is for you!

Oct 19, 2018Feb 24, 2024 Craig Curelop

How to Calculate Your Freedom Number by Learning Your “Real” Net Worth

Freedom number—what is that, you ask? If you don’t know, you’ve been thinking about your finances all wrong. Let me explain.

Oct 08, 2018Feb 19, 2024 G. Brian Davis

How Two 30-Something Twins Achieved FIRE in 5 Years on Rental Income

Curious how to reach FIRE in 5 years with real estate? Here's a detailed case study of how two twins from the Twin Cities did it.

Sep 28, 2018Feb 14, 2024 Scott Trench

Are Your Children Stopping You From Achieving Financial Freedom?

Many parents think they can't make changes for financial freedom. But are these changes unacceptable “sacrifices” or desperately needed “improvements”?

Aug 29, 2018Feb 14, 2024 Andrew Syrios

Why Financial Freedom Can Be Highly Overrated—And Not Necessarily Lead to Happiness

Retirement can be done right in my opinion. But if you just retire because you've hit the age of 65 and now you're eligible for social security or whatever... well,…