- Thoughts on AI Craze: A Portfolio Update
by KhoaH
Thoughts on The AI-driven Market Since ChatGPT was first announced in late 2022, the market has been trending…
- Milestones: Late Update, But We Hit $200,000!
by DuyenP
Hi friends 🙂 It has been a while since our last milestone update back in May 2022 (almost…
- Our 2023 Financial Wrapped!
by KhoaH
Now that we’re in 2024, it’s time to go over our finances and how much our investment changed…
- Reality Check – Will we reach our FIRE Goal?
by DuyenP
About 3 years ago, we set a goal to be Financial Independent and Retiring Early, but the world…
- How Visa Makes Money and Why We Invested in It
by KhoaH
Over the past few months, we’ve been consolidating our portfolio to companies that we think have great business…
- Beginner-friendly Credit Card Duos
by DuyenP
Hello hello, we previously talked about how we used credit card points to save money on flights and…
- Q2 2023 Portfolio Update
by KhoaH
Here is our portfolio update for Q2 2023 along with July as well!This is long overdue 🙂 Major…
- Summer 2023 Travel Saving Tips
by DuyenP
We recently got back from our summer trip, and we did a couple of things that saved us…
- We Got New Jobs…Again!
by DuyenP
Hello hello! It has been a year since we wrote a blog about our new jobs. After a…
- Q1 2023 (and April 2023) Investment Updates
by KhoaH
Hello hello! It has been a while since we did an update 🙂 Our portfolio has grew a…
- Our 2022 Financial Review: Where We Were and Where We Are~
by KhoaH
When we started this blog a year ago, we started with around $28,000 in savings and $46,000 in…
- What You Should Know about Dividend Investing
by KhoaH
Happy Holiday everyone, I’m back! When I started investing back in 2020, I only invested in growth stocks…
- Investing 101: So, how do I invest?
by KhoaH
Hello again! When I talked to some of my friends about investing, they always seemed interested and wanted…
- Op-Ed: Crazy Stock Market? Invest or Not?
by KhoaH
The stock market is currently on a downward trend since the start of the year, and it doesn’t…
- Q3 2022: Portfolios Update!
by KhoaH
Hi there! It’s time again for our quarterly portfolios and dividend update! So far, 2022 has been a…
- Op-Ed: Quiet-Quitting, Hustle Culture, and 9-5 Stigma
by DuyenP
“Quiet-Quitting” is a term that went viral recently on social media platforms, and different parties have taken the…
- Milestones: I’m Debt-Free!!!
by KhoaH
Throughout college, I was fortunate enough to be eligible for my school’s low-income scholarship program, which ensured that…
- TSMC: The Chip Monster You probably didn’t know about
by KhoaH
Background Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC) is a Taiwanese semiconductor manufacturing company, and it is currently the largest semiconductor manufacturer…
- Things I’ve Learned When Applying for Jobs
by KhoaH
Hi hi! I recently got a new job after working at the same company for 2 years, and…
- Travel: Most Bang for your Buck!
by DuyenP
One of the weddings we were honored to attend this year took us to Alberta, Canada! So, we…
- Q2 2022: Portfolios Update!
by KhoaH
Hi there! It’s been quite a while since our last post (we’ve been busy with work and travel…
- Jobs: Job Offers Breakdown 101
by DuyenP
As we are in the 3rd year of the Covid pandemic, there has been a shift in the…
- April 2022: Portfolios Update!
by KhoaH
Hi hi, if you are invested in the stock market, you have probably been feeling the pain and…
- Milestones: We’ve Reached $100,000!
by KhoaH
Hi hi, I cannot believe that 2 years after graduating from college, we’ve finally reached the $100,000 net…
- Budget Recap | March & April 2022
by KhoaH
Hi hi! As we are starting May, I think that our March and April money recap is a…
- Jobs: Should I Take a Job Offer for the Same Pay?
by DuyenP
I recently received a job offer for the same salary as I am currently making. Should I still…
- Q1 2022: Portfolios Update!
by KhoaH
Hi there! We’ve created this blog to document our FIRE journey, and investing is a major part of…
- Is it Possible for Gen Z to Buy a House in 2022?
by DuyenP
One of our adulting goals is to be able to purchase a single-family rental property in our 20s…
- Budget Recap | February 2022
by KhoaH
Hello hello! Now that we’re more than halfway through March, it’s time for us to go through our…
- 401k: Why I Stopped
by KhoaH
That’s right, I no longer contribute to my four-oh-wunk (401k)….Am I crazy? Is this a mistake? Read on…
- Crash Course on Investment Accounts
by KhoaH
After you get your first full-time job, you get hit with a benefits package, and you look through…
- Budget Recap | January 2022
by KhoaH
One of our goals for 2022 is to stay on top of our spending, and to do that,…
- What is FIRE? And Why Should Gen Z Care About It?
by DuyenP
What is FIRE? Types of FIRE How did we find out about FIRE? Why do we want to…
- 7 Types of Investment
by KhoaH
There are lots of ways that you can invest in to grow your money, and it could be…
- Budgeting for Gen Z
by DuyenP
When it comes to budgeting, it could be intimidating when you first start out, but it’s nothing a…
- Our First year journey to FIRE
by DuyenP
We officially began our FIRE journey in June 2020 when we picked up our belongings and moved 300…