Mr. FIRE Power Goes to Washington
After a decade in China, Mr. FIRE Power is moving to Washington D.C. 10 years ago last month I landed in Shanghai China with freshly learned language skills and a set of big ambitions. I had not heard of financial independence at the time, but the lifestyle choices I made in those early days would […]
2 Reasons Carrying a Student Loan Balance is a Good Financial Decision
A major component of the Financial Independence Retire Early (FIRE) lifestyle is a focus on reducing debt to zero, saving 50 percent or more of post-tax earnings, and limiting expenses. Discipline over time instills the second two components as an everyday part of life. But for me, the debt component is frequently in my thoughts. Specifically, […]
Airbnb Abroad and Currency Conversion Benefits
The sharing economy is the core of many side hustles today. One that that brings in revenue in exchange for borrowing your extra space is Airbnb. It is easy to sign up as a host, and it turns into a low maintenance side hustle with a high return on investment. Where I live in China, […]
3 Takeaways from 3 Beginner Residential Real-estate Investing Books
After I purchased my first real estate investment property I figured I should get my act together and actually understand how to make money on real estate investing. That led me on a search for book recommendations. After reading four or five, I wanted to write brief summary of my favorite three, with three takeaways […]