April was another good month on my progress towards financial independence. My SWR went down to 49.50% from 54.50% the month before. My goal is to get my SWR down to 4% at which point I’ll consider myself financially independent. The safe withdrawal rate isn’t decreasing quite as fast as it was. Now that I … Read more
March was a decent month on my progress towards financial independence. My SWR went down to 54.50% from 62.54% the month before. My goal is to get my SWR down to 4% at which point I’ll consider myself financially independent. I’m seeing big declines in my SWR right now because I’m saving over half of … Read more
February was a great month on my progress towards financial independence. My SWR went down to 62.54% from 80.47% the month down. My goal is to get my SWR down to 4% at which point I’ll consider myself financially independent. I’m seeing big declines in my SWR right now because I’m saving over half of … Read more
January’s safe withdrawal rate was 80.47%. This was a big improvement from 104.5% in January. The way I am determining my SWR is by tracking my trailing 12 months expenses divided by the amount of my investments. Since I don’t think the preceding 12 months accurately reflect my expenses going forward I am using my … Read more
By Tali Wee of Zillow Competition among landlords is rising as the rental market continues to thrive. The demand for rental units increased again last year, as foreclosed households and new families entered the rental market. The rise in demand caused an increase in the cost of rent, with a national increase of 4.2 percent … Read more