It seems like I can’t get through the day without hearing about Bitcoin. Whether it’s someone talking about their Bitcoin investment, or an article about the current price of Bitcoin skyrocketing. Even Elon Musk is getting in on Bitcoin investing. Tesla invested $1.5 billion into Bitcoin, and the company announced it would start accepting Bitcoin …
Like most of you, getting through 2020 was difficult for Mrs. Nine to Thrive and myself: Janene’s hours were cut back at the hospital. All of us faced restrictions to our every day life. Businesses were forced to shutdown. Not to mention what happened in the political world (sigh). I personally went into 2020 as …
In 2011, I started my investing journey by opening a Roth IRA at Edward Jones. I was in my final year of college pursuing a degree in electrical engineering. Mrs. Nine to Thrive had just graduated and was making decent income as a radiologic technologist at the local hospital, so we decided to start investing …
I’m considered a front line worker. I’m an x-ray technologist at a hospital and I come in contact with COVID or suspected COVID patients on a regular basis. I just finished a stint of night shifts and am recovering from sleep deprivation as I’m sitting here with my cup of coffee and pencil and paper …
Recently, while browsing the interwebs and being productive *sarcasm* I stumbled upon the following meme above. Have you ever imagined what life would be like if you lived in a different era? There’s a certain innocence of previous generations that seems lost to us now. For example, the top song in the 1950’s was “That’s …
It’s time for an asset allocation battle between the FIRE (financial independence retire early) community’s most popular bloggers. I’m always curious to learn about different asset allocations. Recently, I compiled the asset allocations of the FIRE community’s top bloggers. We’re about to find out whose asset allocation comes out on top in this FIRE all …
I recently finished reading Quit Like a Millionaire by Kristy Shen (mostly) and Bruce Leung. The book came out in July of 2019, and there was a bit of buzz surrounding the release in the personal finance world. I honestly had not heard of Kristy or Bruce, or their blog Millennial Revolution. But I was …
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I’ve made plenty of mistakes on my path to financial independence. Part of the reason why I wanted to start Nine to Thrive was to teach others not to make the same mistakes that I’ve made. Although I don’t have any regrets, I could have shaved years off my path to financial independence if I …
Have you ever wondered why retired people move to Florida? It’s not just for the warmer weather. Florida is one of the few states with no income tax – an attractive draw for people looking to reduce their cost of living. So, why don’t more of us follow suit? Don’t worry, I’m not telling you …
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This year, Mrs. Nine to Thrive and I took a whirlwind trip to India that neither of us will ever forget. We traveled all over the northern part of the country, and we were able to do so cheaply. Our trip spanned over 1,200 miles in almost two weeks (12 days). Our travel route looked …
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