The One In Which I Buy A Second Tesla

In August of last year, I gave up on my dream of buying a Tesla using passive income and just bought one using a loan. I explained all the reasons why in this post, but to sum up, there were just too many negatives in waiting to get enough passive income. Now it's time to replace my wife's car and we opted to get her a Model 3. With this purchase, I'm likely not going to post daily details of the buying process like I did the first time...

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Tesla Winter Performance And Wheel Repair Photos

Snow Days! On the first weekend in February, the Seattle area got hit with the biggest snowstorm they've had since I moved here last year - 8 to 10 inches. Granted, that's not much compared to what the East coast gets, but it's pretty rare for this area. School was cancelled for three days and I worked from home all week instead of just two days, The snow itself wasn't bad. It was the icy roads that caused the problems. It was particularly...

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Investing For Monthly Income: Dividend Aristocrats And Kings

Photo by Cristina Gottardi Why I Closed My Self-Directed Roth IRA Many years ago, I started a self-directed Roth IRA so that I could use my IRA funds to invest in real estate, mainly as a hard money lender. My partner has been having a hard time finding good deals lately, due to the low interest rates. When I started, we could charge borrowers 12%, which is a pretty sweet return. The last couple of years have seen that drop down to 6%. Now...

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Net Worth Update: End of January 2019

At the end of each month, I post an update of my net worth, including a brief discussion of any notable events that might have occurred. The latest month's figures can always be found under the Featured menu in the menu bar at the top of the blog. Last updated: End of January, 2019 Net Worth: $908,548 Change from last Month: -$2,722 Events Of Note Last Month: My SQL courses on Udemy generated $78.92 of income. My courses on SkillShare,...

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