Today is my last day at work! No more corporate rat race for me. I’ve been planning an early retirement for as long as I can remember. Those close to me have been hearing about it for years.
At age 29 I left the corporate world behind and I’m embarking on a new chapter in [...]

As 2010 approaches, many people are positioning themselves to take advantage of the Roth IRA Workaround: 2010 Conversion Limit Loophole.
2010 Roth IRA Conversion
Normally there is a $100,000 income limit (MAGI) on the ability to convert from a traditional IRA to a Roth IRA. 2010 is the year that the limit disappears. In addition, you [...]

When I came up with the Unconventional Roth IRA Strategy to Lower Tax Bill I realized that to be successful I needed to track my Roth IRA money more closely. Once I dug a little deeper, I found that even if you are using the Roth IRA in a more traditional way, you still need [...]

Since I announced that I quit my job and plan to leave the workforce at 29, you have been very encouraging! So it’s only natural that you have lots of questions about how it is going to work.
I would like to hear more about your cash flow situation. Has your side income grown to [...]

I focused on early retirement my whole adult life. Whether it was hanging out at the Early Retirement Forums the Retire Early Home Page, the old Motley Fool Retire Early forum or the Vanguard Diehards Forum, contributing crazy amounts to our retirement plan, managing our asset allocation, or creating retirement checklists, I always had one [...]