The Big Picture on 8 Steps For Financial Independence: Prioritize budgeting and minimize unnecessary spending to save more for investments. Diversify your investments in real estate, stocks, and other assets…

The Big Picture On How Much You Need To Retire Early: Retiring early is difficult, but not impossible. It takes knowledge and discipline to achieve this goal. There are different…

Martha and Terry live the dream. They currently live on a houseboat, sailing the rivers of Europe. From the canals of Amsterdam to beautiful Strasbourg, France, the retired couple has…

Want to tap your retirement accounts earlier than 59 ½? You can withdraw money from your tax-sheltered retirement funds earlier, tax- and penalty-free, using a strategy called a Roth conversion…

Rental properties are a great way to fund some or all of your retirement. They produce steady, predictable income without eating into your principal. And they have many tax advantages…

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,…

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…

“I wanted to get money out of the way so I could spend my time with kids and a wife (I didn’t yet have.)” Greg Wilson retired recently at 42.…