I suppose there are more kinds of passive investments, but my pedestrian mind can only think of four: real estate, authorship, pensions, and Wall Street. Here’s my take on all four: Real Estate When Mrs. Groovy and I relocated from Long Island to North Carolina in 2006 we dabbled a little bit in real estate. …
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Mrs. Groovy here. Today we bring you a guest post from Bucket Babe, who blogs over at LeanFIREATL. Bucket Babe splashed onto the personal finance blogging scene just a few months ago in January of 2018. With her wit, honesty, and passion for life, she quickly became one of my favorite writers. She’s a true …
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We’re in our final countdown to listing our home for sale. We’re going live tomorrow! Last week, our realtor Hailey brought her photographer to our home to take the listing photos for our sale. Have you seen the magnificent photo montages along with the homes for sale on Multiple Listing Service (MLS)? I’ll bet our house …
Mrs. Groovy here. I have a favor to ask of you. Mr. Groovy’s post about Egotrage (a word and concept he coined,) is featured in the Rockstar Rumble over at Rockstar Finance today and he needs your vote. We’re already seeing other bloggers use Egotrage as a real word, like here on Catfood Retirement—and that’s without …
Achieving financial independence is easy. Look at me. Prior to turning 45, I was a financial moron. I had nothing saved for retirement, was brimming with debt, and thought happiness came via the accumulation of unnecessary crap. And then I said enough. Started saving 50-60% of my gross income—and boom! In eleven short years, less …
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