Financial Update – Jan 2019

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Another month, another update. A few random comments. Good Reads/Listens/Watches As you have surely heard, Jack Bogle (founder of Vanguard) died a couple of weeks ago. Mr Bogle had a profound effect on my life. It was his Little Sense of Common Sense Investing book that was of the first investing books that I read in my … Read more

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I spent 2-3 days in 2018 writing down everything I know about the U.S. tax code with the hopes of turning it into a book some day. It’s not exactly a page turner, but it may very well make you hundreds of thousands of dollars richer over your lifetime through the minimization of your lifetime … Read more

Happy Holidays 2018

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It has been a good year for the FP household. Here is our Christmas card, which is admittedly redundant to much of the blog.   Highlights include: Year of Medicine: Mrs FP had her gallbladder removed. FrugalChild3 had an emergency appendectomy. Mr FP broke his nose playing basketball. FrugalChild2 is allergic to everything (grass/weed/pollen/dust).FrugalChild1, FrugalChild3, … Read more

Reflections on 2018 & Plan for 2019

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Last December, I publicly posted the following 2019 goals. For the sake of public accountability, here’s how I grade myself for 2018 (bold is my grade & self assessment, non-bold is the original goal). At the end of the post I’ll include my 2019 goals. Finances Keep doing the painfully simple things that generate wealth: … Read more

Financial Update – Dec 2018

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Another month, another update. A few random comments. Good Reads/Listens/Watches WSJ editorial board on the exodus from high-tax states to no-tax states (TX, NV, WA, FL) (link). Molly’s Game (link). Based on true story of high-profile poker ring in LA & NYC. Fascinating MrMoneyMustache forum thread documenting the implications of the recent Medicaid expansion (link). … Read more

Best Credit Card Rewards Strategy – 2018 Edition

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***** This post is now obsolete and has been replaced by this one: https://frugalprofessor.com/best-credit-card-rewards-strategy-2019-edition/ ****         **** Begin 2019 update **** This post was written in late 2018. BoA has since made a few changes to their cards. 3% cash back on BoA cash rewards card is now a choose-your-own category (rather … Read more