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Reader Case: Should I Buy a House as a Passive Investment?
Wanderer
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- Reader Case: Should I Buy a House as a Passive Investment? - May 17, 2019
- FUD, FOMO and Bitcoin - May 13, 2019
- Why I won’t Touch Cryptocurrencies and Neither Should You - May 6, 2019
It’s Friday, and you know what that means: Reader Case time! Today’s reader case comes from a familiar place: A Canadian wanting to buy a house because they want to use it as a “passive investment.” Hoo boy. Now I know that it may seem like we have a bit of an anti-housing bias on this site, but we’re not actually anti-housing as much as we are pro-math. We will go where the math takes us, and if it tells us that it’s OK to buy, we will say so. So with that in mind, let’s dive in, shall we? […]
Reader Case: Condos and Crypto
Wanderer
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- Reader Case: Should I Buy a House as a Passive Investment? - May 17, 2019
- FUD, FOMO and Bitcoin - May 13, 2019
- Why I won’t Touch Cryptocurrencies and Neither Should You - May 6, 2019
It’s Friday, and you know what that means: Reader Case Time! Today’s reader writes to us from our old stomping grounds of Toronto, and as with all things Toronto, her questions centre around that all-encompassing topic that every Torontonian is obsessed with: Housing. Also Bitcoin. Anyway, there’s a lot going on here, so let’s jump in! It’s going to be a fun one. Hi Firecracker, I have to say discovering you site was probably the best thing that could have happened to me. It was right along the time I was waiting for my house to be closed and I […]
Reader Case: Stuck with a Crappy Investment Advisor
Wanderer
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- Reader Case: Should I Buy a House as a Passive Investment? - May 17, 2019
- FUD, FOMO and Bitcoin - May 13, 2019
- Why I won’t Touch Cryptocurrencies and Neither Should You - May 6, 2019
It’s Friday, and you know what that means: time for another Reader Case! Today’s contestant is just starting out, but he’s run smack dab into a problem that we all face when attempting to achieve financial independence: the finance industry. Hi FIREcracker, My wife and I discovered your blog and feel that we are in a position to achieve financial independence and early retirement. We’ve traveled the world for six months and want to make it a part-time reality. We’ve read from MMM that you should have 25x your living expenses before you retire. We believe that we could retire […]
Reader Case: Retiring Early in Florida
Wanderer
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- Reader Case: Should I Buy a House as a Passive Investment? - May 17, 2019
- FUD, FOMO and Bitcoin - May 13, 2019
- Why I won’t Touch Cryptocurrencies and Neither Should You - May 6, 2019
Another Friday, another Reader Case! But before we start, we recently got this wonderful little note from a longtime reader who was featured in a previous Reader Case. I always enjoy these, if for no other reason than just to catch up and see how they’re doing. This reader’s story was first featured in the reader case “Reformed Debt-Junkie Wants To Retire With Kids” OH HEI!!! First up, congradjumafrickinlations on the book! I can’t get enough of yours and Bryce’s story as home-grown inspiration fodder, so it’s already on the to-read list! Major kudos on another book. You guys are […]
Are Robots Stealing Our Jobs?
FIRECracker
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- Let’s Go Exploring! Lagos, Portgual: Are You a Mountain or a Beach Person? - May 10, 2019
- How to Travel the World Before Becoming FI - April 29, 2019
- Let’s Go Exploring! Malaga, an Ancient City with Castles and Beaches - April 26, 2019
The last time we were in Toronto in August, we noticed more self-checkouts and less cashiers. We noticed the same thing in cities in the UK and Europe. Gone are the days where you had a smiling cashier asking you whether you want plastic or paper. Now, you simply scan your own groceries and bag it yourself as a cheerful looking avatar smiles approvingly from the screen. And it wasn’t just cashiers either. I also noticed machines replacing wait staff, driverless cars replacing drivers, and robots replacing factory workers. This got me thinking, are machines stealing our jobs? According to […]
