How I Sell Investments To Fund My Retirement: A Step-By-Step Guide

At this point, I’ve almost completed 3 years of retirement and I finally sold my first share! I wasn’t out of my cash cushion yet so selling wasn’t an urgent need, but I felt the anniversary of saying “I QUIT!” was a good time as any and I will keep that schedule going forward so don’t try to time the market since that never works. Continue reading “How I Sell Investments To Fund My Retirement: A Step-By-Step Guide”

The Month Of Montrรฉal: July 2023 Recap

And with that, it’s August and summer is winding down. Time makes no sense ๐Ÿ™‚ . While I grapple with that, let’s see what I got up to during the month of July!

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The Month Of Seattle: May 2023 Recap

Somehow May is over and once again my first question is: How?!? ๐Ÿ™‚ Time continues to fly over here. This month I went back to my ‘home’ of Seattle after a lovely month exploring California and expanded my housesitting capabilities while seeing what it’s like to care for someone else’s home and hot tub ๐Ÿ™‚ . So let’s see what I got up to!

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The Month Of California: April 2023 Recap

A third of 2023 is over and I must politely ask: What the fuck ๐Ÿ™‚ ? Time is barreling forward because (I assume?) I’m having too much fun. So let’s see what I got up to in the fourth month of the year.
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Should I Use a Money Market Or High Yield Savings Account For My Retirement Spending?

It’s finally happening people! It’s my 3rd year of retirement and I’m starting to plan for withdrawing from my portfolio…probably in my 4th year of retirement. Like you’re surprised I enjoy planning ahead ๐Ÿ˜‰ .

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The Month Of Holiday Cheer: December 2022 Recap

And just like that, 2022 was at an end… Weird ๐Ÿ™‚ . 2022 was filled with so much travel, food and fun that it seemed to fly by. Years used to feel a bit infinite, but now they’re whizzing past. I’m glad I have these posts to look back on and remember what I did with that time ๐Ÿ™‚ . So let’s see what I got up to during the last month of 2022!

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How I Made $9,621 While Retired In 2022

So let’s talk about something fun, the surprising amount of money I made in retirement. It’s surprising because outside of dividends, I expected this amount to be $0 after I quit my job in October 2020 to retire at 30. But like a lot of things in life, I was wrong ๐Ÿ™‚ . Let’s get into it! Continue reading “How I Made $9,621 While Retired In 2022”

What Contributed More To My Net Worth: A Six Figure Salary Or Investment Returns?

In this time of stock market uncertainty, I thought it might be helpful to look at the upside and put a positive spin on things when the market seems to be dripping blood red ๐Ÿ™‚ . The market has shown a bit of the downside of investing this year – or rather, one of the moments that dictate if someone will be a successful longterm investor. Freaking out and selling during a downturn will unfortunately not lead to longterm success. Continue reading “What Contributed More To My Net Worth: A Six Figure Salary Or Investment Returns?”