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How Much Money Do You Need to Retire 2022: And How Real Estate Changes the Math

How Much Money Do You Need to Retire 2022: And How Real Estate Changes the Math

by G. Brian Davis | Last updated Jun 24, 2022 | FIRE, Fun & Travel, Personal Finance, Real Estate Investing, Spark Blog | 17 comments

Why don’t more people dream of retiring young? It could speak to how many people love their jobs, except that’s not true: 85% of people dislike their jobs. More likely, most people just don’t think they can retire young. Fortunately, anyone earning the median U.S....
What’s the 4% Rule in Retirement? Safe Withdrawal Rate in Retirement Calculator

What’s the 4% Rule in Retirement? Safe Withdrawal Rate in Retirement Calculator

by G. Brian Davis | Last updated Jun 10, 2022 | FIRE, Fun & Travel, Personal Finance, Real Estate Investing, Spark Blog | 6 comments

Wondering how much you need to save for retirement? The math isn’t exactly rocket science. But you do need to understand the concept of safe withdrawal rates to run the numbers. Here’s a quick overview, along with a withdrawal rate in retirement calculator to run...
How Dandan Zhu Became a Millennial Millionaire with Real Estate

How Dandan Zhu Became a Millennial Millionaire with Real Estate

by G. Brian Davis | Last updated Jun 8, 2022 | FIRE, Fun & Travel, Personal Finance, Real Estate Investing, Spark Blog | 6 comments

Before turning 30, Dandan Zhu reached financial independence and quit her day job. She still does some recruiting work and real estate investing on her own terms — but why stop when you love what you do? Zhu scaled her real estate portfolio quickly through aggressive...
Financial Independence from Flipping Houses: How John Maxim Did It

Financial Independence from Flipping Houses: How John Maxim Did It

by G. Brian Davis | Last updated Apr 27, 2022 | FIRE, Fun & Travel, Real Estate Investing, Spark Blog | 11 comments

From wholesaling to property management, vacation rentals, house flipping, mortgage lending, commercial real estate to residential, John Maxim has done it all. He has founded multiple seven-figure businesses including Tree Fort Realty, Rhino Property Management, Savvy...
How Much to Save to Retire Quickly (Charted)

How Much to Save to Retire Quickly (Charted)

by G. Brian Davis | Last updated Apr 27, 2022 | FIRE, Fun & Travel, Personal Finance, Spark Blog | 10 comments

How much do you need to save to retire young? It depends on how quickly you want to retire and your target budget in retirement. But regardless of your income or target retirement spending, you can follow the same chart for how much to save to retire in 5, 10, 15, or...
Historical Stock Market Return: Average S&P Returns Since 1926

Historical Stock Market Return: Average S&P Returns Since 1926

by G. Brian Davis | Last updated Mar 29, 2022 | FIRE, Fun & Travel, Personal Finance, Spark Blog | 11 comments

Real estate investors often assume that real estate returns beat stock returns. And it’s often true — check out this study on returns over 145 years in 16 developed countries. But to compare real estate versus stocks, it helps to know the average historical stock...
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