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    Future Article Ideas (Lazy Survey Results) and Personal Updates

    By Retire Before Dad

    My last post was a free book giveaway. To enter to win, I asked readers to include ideas on what kind of future article ideas you’d be interested in reading (the lazy survey) or anything else on your mind.  There were 109 entrants to win the book and 77 messages about future content ideas. Many…

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    Things That Matter — A Free Book Giveaway

    By Retire Before Dad

    Over the life of this blog, I’ve recommended books and blog posts by an author named Joshua Becker. Joshua is the founder and primary writer of the website Becoming Minimalist, one of the leading minimalism blogs.  Joshua defines minimalism as the intentional promotion of the things we most value and the removal of everything that…

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    With FIRE in My Hands

    By Retire Before Dad

    Our family spent the dog days of COVID at home. No travels, no visitors, and zero breaks from each other. By the end of 2020, we’d had it with school and working at home. So we booked a beach house for Spring Break in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. And to treat ourselves, we…

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    Filed Under: Personal Finance, Unusual Tagged With: music

    Can I Still Retire Early with a Diabetic Child?

    By Retire Before Dad

    On September 13th, 2021, my nine-year-old son was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes, also known as juvenile diabetes.   A diabetes diagnosis has immediate impacts. Here are a few for starters: Insulin injections at least four times a day for the rest of his life Dozens of doctor, nurse educator, and specialist appointments Finger pricks and…

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    Filed Under: Family, Personal Finance, Stocks, Unusual

    Four Fintech Obituaries

    By Retire Before Dad

    I’ve come across hundreds of fintech startups and financial products over the years blogging.  Founders and CEOs pitch me over email and in person at conferences. Marketing firms looking to drum up exposure for their clients email me constantly, hoping for a guest post or mention on RBD.  I decline most pitches and never hear about…

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    Filed Under: Entrepreneurship, Investing, IPOs, Personal Finance, Real Estate, Stocks, Unusual

    Perfect Grass

    By Retire Before Dad

    Perfect grass seemed like the ultimate suburban pursuit.  I’ve always envied lush green lawns and sharply trimmed edges — the kind you fear stepping on at wealthy over-55 communities. But after ten years of living on a quarter-acre lot, my lawn is mediocre.  A diverse patchwork of weeds and crabgrass decorate our front yard. Each…

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    It’s Only Worth What Someone Else Will Pay

    By Retire Before Dad

    I used to work for a small IT company and reported directly to the owner. After seven+ years of regular lunches, I started encouraging him to sell the company. When times were good, we could grow the business. But my boss wasn’t willing to make long-term growth investments. So revenue was only reliable to the…

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    Filed Under: Investing, Unusual

    Intoxicated by the Romance of the Unusual

    By Retire Before Dad

    Live the full life of the mind, exhilarated by new ideas, intoxicated by the romance of the unusual. – Ernest Hemingway This Hemingway quote came up in one of my social media feeds (read to the end to learn the quote’s origin). Most of the time, I roll my eyes at quotes and memes shared…

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    Filed Under: Career, Entrepreneurship, Unusual

    Retire Before Dead

    By Retire Before Dad

    Someone on Facebook with a very dry sense of humor commented:  You misspelled dead. — Facebook Reader It took me a while — then, the epiphany. After seven years of blogging, I realized my blog name is one letter away from Retire Before Dead. And wow, far more people are probably striving for that goal…

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    8 Alternative Investment Ideas for Asset Diversification

    By Retire Before Dad

    Consider these alternative investment ideas to diversify your assets.  Diversification is said to be the only free lunch in the investment world. If your stock portfolio is heavily weighted toward one company, you can reduce your risk by purchasing shares of other companies.  The same is true for asset classes. As your stock accounts grow…

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    That Clutter in Your Home Used to be Money

    By Retire Before Dad

    Useless clutter around the house irritates me every day. Not because it’s in the way, but because when I see unused stuff around the house, I see things that used to be money. And I wish I had the money, not the item. Most items aren’t worth money anymore. Even if they are, they probably…

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    Filed Under: Personal Finance, Unusual Tagged With: minimalism

    How Personal Finance Blogs Make Money

    By Retire Before Dad

    Are you curious about how blogs make money? Personal finance and investing is an excellent blog niche because the demand for financial advice is neverending.   It’s satisfying work, as bloggers can positively influence readers by helping them make smarter financial decisions. Writing insightful content can lead to earning money through multiple blog income streams aligned…

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    Filed Under: Entrepreneurship, Personal Finance, Unusual

    What if the Economic Stimulus Doesn’t Work?

    By Retire Before Dad

    The U.S. government is taking extraordinary measures to inject trillions of dollars of economic stimulus into the economy through a variety of lifesaving financial flotation devices.  The numbers are staggering, and it’s hard for average onlookers like you and me to comprehend the scale or effectiveness of what’s happening. It’s all so nonchalant, $2 trillion,…

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    Filed Under: Personal Finance, Unusual

    Gratitude, Optimism, and Investment Opportunities

    By Retire Before Dad

    The negative news is overwhelming if you spend the day consuming it on your phone or TV.  My wife worried a lot about the virus and all that’s happening until she deleted Twitter.  I’m very comfortable with our new lifestyle. On the first day I worked from home, I came up with a list of…

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