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2025

March 3rd | Net Worth | February 2025
February 3rd | Net Worth | January 2025
January 6th | 2024 Net Worth | December + Annual Summary

2024

November 4th | Net Worth | October 2024
October 24th | 2025 & 2024 Federal Income Tax Brackets: A Side by Side Comparison
October 7th | Net Worth | September 2024
September 2nd | Net Worth | August 2024
August 28th | How to Create a Budget When Your Income Fluctuates: Practical Tips for Financial Stability
August 21st | How to Budget When Living Paycheck to Paycheck: Regain Financial Control
August 5th | Net Worth | July 2024
July 1st | Net Worth | June 2024
June 3rd | Net Worth | May 2024
May 6th | Net Worth | April 2024
April 8th | Net Worth | March 2024
March 5th | Net Worth | February 2024
February 5th | Net Worth | January 2024
January 31st | How to Budget When Buying a House: A Comprehensive Guide
January 1st | 2023 Net Worth | December + Annual Summary

2023

December 11th | Net Worth | November 2023
December 5th | Top 15 Tips: Your Year-End Financial Checklist
November 29th | What Is The Standard Deduction? Updated For 2025
November 28th | What Are Itemized Deductions? Updated For 2025
November 27th | 2024 & 2023 Federal Income Tax Brackets: A Side by Side Comparison
November 13th | Net Worth | October 2023
October 9th | Net Worth | September 2023
September 25th | How To Convert a 401k To a Roth IRA
September 18th | Where Is The Safest Place To Put Your Retirement Money?
September 11th | 401a vs 457b: What’s the Difference Between 401(a) and 457(b) Plans?
September 4th | Net Worth | August 2023
August 28th | 401(k) Loans: What To Know and How 401(k) Loans Work
August 21st | 401(a) Plan Rollover Options and Rollover Rules
August 14th | 401a vs 403b: What’s the Difference Between 401(a) and 403(b) Plans?
July 31st | How To Structure Your Day In Retirement For Fulfillment and Balance
July 24th | Things To Do When Retired And Bored: Staying Engaged After Work
July 19th | A Roadmap to a Successful Retirement: Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
July 10th | Net Worth | July 2023
July 3rd | Net Worth | June 2023
June 5th | Net Worth | May 2023
May 8th | Net Worth | April 2023
April 3rd | Net Worth | March 2023
March 28th | 10 Factors To Consider Before Deciding When To Retire
March 27th | Do People Run Out Of Money In Retirement?
March 25th | What Do You Do For Health Insurance If You Retire Before 65?
March 24th | What Is A Zero-Based Budget? Who Should Use One?
March 23rd | Retirement Planning: What Is The 3% Rule In Retirement? What Is The 4% Rule?
March 22nd | What Is The 50/30/20 Budget Rule?
March 21st | What Is The 50/40/10 Rule Budget?
March 20th | Personal Budgeting Methods (Keep Track of Your Money!)
March 14th | Net Worth | February 2023
January 4th | 2022 Net Worth | December + Annual Summary

2022

November 14th | Net Worth | October 2022
October 3rd | Net Worth | September 2022
September 12th | Net Worth | August 2022
August 8th | Net Worth | July 2022
June 6th | Net Worth | May 2022
May 9th | Net Worth | April 2022
April 26th | 401(k) vs. 401(a): What’s The Difference Between a 401k And a 401a?
April 4th | Net Worth | March 2022
March 8th | Net Worth | February 2022
February 15th | Net Worth | January 2022
January 11th | 2021 Net Worth | December + Annual Summary

2021

December 7th | Net Worth | November 2021
November 9th | Net Worth | October 2021
October 11th | Net Worth | September 2021
September 6th | Net Worth | August 2021
August 9th | Net Worth | July 2021
July 6th | Net Worth | June 2021
June 9th | Net Worth | May 2021
May 3rd | Net Worth | April 2021
April 12th | Net Worth | March 2021
March 8th | Net Worth | February 2021
February 8th | Net Worth | January 2021
January 4th | 2020 Net Worth | December + Annual Summary

2020

December 7th | Net Worth | November 2020
November 14th | 2020 & 2021 Federal Income Tax Brackets: A Side by Side Comparison
November 2nd | Net Worth | October 2020
October 5th | Net Worth | September 2020
September 25th | What is LEAN FIRE?
September 7th | Net Worth | August 2020
August 3rd | Net Worth | July 2020
July 6th | Net Worth | June 2020
June 1st | Net Worth | May 2020
May 15th | Best of the Week | Volume 3
May 13th | Net Worth April 2020 Roundup
May 11th | Tax Tips for New Parents: How Your Child can Save You on Taxes
May 8th | Best of the Week | Volume 2
May 4th | Net Worth | April 2020
May 1st | Best of the Week | Volume 1
April 27th | Smart Money Habits for Building Wealth
April 20th | Car Depreciation: One Reason you Should Buy a Used Car
April 13th | Retirement Accounts Guide for 2020 & The Order I Invest My Money
April 6th | Net Worth | March 2020
March 30th | Managing Money During a Recession: 9 Tips for Surviving a Financial Crisis
March 23rd | HSA and Tax Returns: Your guide for contributions, withdrawals, and tax forms
March 16th | 6 Items You Didn’t Know are HSA Reimbursable
March 9th | Should I Invest in a 529 College Savings Plan?
March 2nd | Net Worth | February 2020
February 24th | HSA Uses | Part 1: Best for College Savings or Health Savings (Medical Expenses)
February 17th | How to build a Solid Financial Foundation
February 10th | How our family of 3 lived off $41,353 in 2019
February 3rd | Net Worth | January 2020
January 27th | Vanguard 529 College Savings Plan 2020: Step by Step guide for funding the account
January 20th | How we Paid Off our California House in 3 Years Before Turning 30
January 13th | 2020 Goals
January 6th | 2019 Net Worth | December + Annual Summary

2019

December 30th | $500,000 + 6 Reasons you need a Tax-Free HSA Today
December 23rd | Roth vs Traditional IRAs: A Complete Reference Guide
December 16th | How to Create a Powerful Zero-Based Budget
December 9th | The Top 6 Mistakes where Americans are Wasting Money
December 4th | Which is Better: Paying Health Insurance Premiums Pre-Tax or Post-Tax?
December 2nd | Net Worth | November 2019
November 25th | How to Make $1 Million: A Look at Investing Over the Last 10 Years
November 18th | Stop Net Worth Comparison with Mainstream People
November 11th | 4 Reasons Why Net Worth is Important
November 7th | 2019 & 2020 Federal Income Tax Brackets Side by Side Comparison
November 4th | Net Worth – October 2019
October 28th | 2 Simple Components for Calculating Net Worth
October 21st | How to be Prepared Before, During, and After a Recession
October 14th | The Trinity Study 2018 Compared to FireCalc
October 7th | Net Worth – September 2019
September 30th | My FI Number – LeanFIRE
September 23rd | 4 Steps to Determine Your FI Number
September 16th | Net Worth Baseline: September 2019
September 9th | Gone…… What? What is Fire?
September 2nd | Gone…… Where?