I also want at least two years of living expenses in savings accounts insured by the FDIC or NCUA.I have $2,500 a month of living expenses (frugal lifestyle), but the formula is scalable to whatever lifestyle you want to engineer for yourself.Some derive their investment income from index funds, others use income property, and others mix and match their investment income from a variety of sources.

That's the best part about fitness, it's got so many varieties of workouts that it's your own fault if your bored and not motivated.Be very careful about injuries though.

Well my immediate opinion is that real estate is the better choice for a wide variety of reasons but one cannot understate the importance of living your dreams.

We are looking at a variety of strategies to grow the wealth and live a better life.

Now, roommates do have some volatility, where somebody will want to move out for a variety of reasons; that could leave just 2 of them there then - so I would be more comfortable if each earned 1.5 times the minimum I just gave, or $50400 per occupant per year.

There are a variety of options but it depends on your financial profile and how you plan on using the home.If you are buying purely as an investment, a vanilla investment property conventional loan will do (25% down, 30yr fixed)If you are going to live in the home and rent out a room(s) insice of the home/ADU, you can qualify for primary residence financing using Conventional (as little as 5% down) or FHA/VA.

I read a lot on real estate too, but wanted to branch out for some variety and particular focus on biographies to get better ideas of the challenges that they had to overcome. 

Keurig is easy because it doesn't require constant re-supply of filters and coffee, you can provide some varieties, and less likely going to be messes.At the same time...I HATE KEURIG!

This law is not intended to tell landlords to shove their own boot up where the sun don't shine...its intended to protect folks who shouldn't be evicted for a variety of reasons.

And I should be able to almost save up enough to cover a 2nd property.Currently I only have 15 varieties of blueberries, 2 apple trees, cherries, currants, elderberries, honeyberry, and 3 different varieties of raspberries.This next year I hope to plant 12 apple trees, 3 or 4 pear trees, 80 raspberries, 50 blueberry, 10 grapes, 10 elderberry, 20 cherry bushes.