Another day, another real estate bidding war lost. I thought the RE market was supposed to be slowing down. This is ridiculous!

Strategies For Investing During A Recession mrtakoescapes.com/strategies-for…

Buying my son an expensive Christmas present with credit card points. It almost feels like cheating.

October 2022 Dividend Income And Expenses mrtakoescapes.com/october-2022-d…

A good reminder to "dial back the risk" once you've already made it.

November 2022 Dividend Income And Expenses mrtakoescapes.com/november-2022-…

With $71k collected in dividends so far this year (and another $15k coming in December), the market downturn hasn't affected us at all. Still safely financially independent. mrtakoescapes.com/november-2022-…

The S&P 500 was down 20% in 2022. That's pretty rotten, but there's been worse years.

This. It's so true.

The Masters Of Boredom: How Managing The Slow Moments Can Make You Wealthy mrtakoescapes.com/the-masters-of…

Why do they own 80% of the stock market? They have a cash flow engine: mrtakoescapes.com/cash-flow-engi…

December 2022 Dividend Income And Expenses: mrtakoescapes.com/december-2022-…

In 2022, we realized a 42% growth in dividend income, with total dividends reaching $89,732. mrtakoescapes.com/december-2022-…

Have you ever had a job so bad you wake-up in the middle of the night from nightmares? Even 13 years later? I think I may have been scarred for life.

Great tweet to think about when investing in bank stocks (or any stock for that matter). You never know what's hidden beneath the surfaces. Honesty and integrity are worth more than many of the most important business metrics.

It's net worth post time! 2022 Year-End Net Worth Update: mrtakoescapes.com/2022-year-end-…

Did Inflation Just Kill The FIRE Movement? mrtakoescapes.com/did-inflation-…

It's frightening how fast SVB blew up. With most of the deposits uninsured, I wonder if valley startups are going to be able to make payroll. Scary.