I’ve been looking forward to writing this article for a long time. As you know, we’ve been running a little experiment here to see how all the strategies I write about can actually impact someone’s journey to financial independence. The Guinea Pig experiment follows two people with identical incomes and identical spending on their journey to financial independence, using real-time…
Geographic Arbitrage
Geographic Arbitrage and an Early Retirement Preview
I think the shock really hit about halfway through the flight. Although the strong smells of drying fish, the weird food, and the jet lag made the previous few days in Hong Kong unique, it wasn’t until we boarded the regional Chinese plane to Wenzhou that a bit of panic started to set in. At first, it was a normal…
Tax Avoidance
After-Tax Contributions and a Surprise Gift from the IRS
Isn’t the IRS great? Most people imagine the people at the IRS as stuffy, grey-suited, money-grubbing villains but I see things differently. I imagine a bunch of sexy, lab-coated fientists cooking up interesting ways to help us retire even earlier. Since they are like us, they understand the enjoyment we get out of solving complex problems and they cater to…
