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Is it too late for me to start investing?
January 21, 2021
I turned 40 a few months ago. And sometimes I have people who are 27 ask me if it’s too late to get started investing.
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I turned 40 a few months ago. And sometimes I have people who are 27 ask me if it’s too late to get started investing.
I’ve had a lot of new investors ask, “what if I invest and I lose it all?”. And the answer is, if you’re buying and
This is me in January 2016 buying my first new car ever. In fact, it was the first car I ever owned that was built
This is how most rich people get rich. Slow and steady, regular contributions to their investments over long periods of time. It’s not flashy, it’s
Believe it or not, this 3×5 table with some emoji checkmarks is a slight simplification of the US tax code. But I think it hits
Sometimes when I post about frugality or cutting out luxuries, I get push back. The YOLOers light me up and tell me to live a
I really don’t like to idealize credit cards. Points and cash back are a game set up by the credit card companies to subconsciously encourage
This is a screenshot from my actual Fidelity account showing the performance of my investments in 2020. I made zero trades last year (other than
Here’s a little secret about insurance: Insurance companies make a profit on the insurance they sell you. Do you know how I know that? Because
SORRY GUYS, but it’s the truth. Investing is boring. And optimal investing is even more boring. It involves putting your money in regularly then doing
I turned 40 a few months ago. And sometimes I have people who are 27 ask me if it’s too late to get started investing.
I’ve had a lot of new investors ask, “what if I invest and I lose it all?”. And the answer is, if you’re buying and
This is me in January 2016 buying my first new car ever. In fact, it was the first car I ever owned that was built
This is how most rich people get rich. Slow and steady, regular contributions to their investments over long periods of time. It’s not flashy, it’s
Believe it or not, this 3×5 table with some emoji checkmarks is a slight simplification of the US tax code. But I think it hits
Sometimes when I post about frugality or cutting out luxuries, I get push back. The YOLOers light me up and tell me to live a
I really don’t like to idealize credit cards. Points and cash back are a game set up by the credit card companies to subconsciously encourage
This is a screenshot from my actual Fidelity account showing the performance of my investments in 2020. I made zero trades last year (other than
Here’s a little secret about insurance: Insurance companies make a profit on the insurance they sell you. Do you know how I know that? Because
SORRY GUYS, but it’s the truth. Investing is boring. And optimal investing is even more boring. It involves putting your money in regularly then doing
