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Restoring Furniture Can Save You Money

Restoring furniture can be a fun project and can save you a lot of money. If you’ve ever shopped for new furniture, then you may have experienced some sticker shock. Even lower-quality pieces can be very expensive. Finding older furniture and restoring it is a budget-friendly option to furnishing your space. New Furniture Cost Of […]

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Avoiding Roaming Charges While Traveling Abroad

Traveling abroad requires a lot of planning and preparation. One of the concerns that you will face is how to avoid roaming charges on your cell phone. There are stories of people being charged hundreds or even thousands of dollars on their cell phone bills after returning from an international trip. You certainly don’t want […]

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Can You Live in a Storage Unit?

Aside from the associated hazards, living in a storage unit is illegal in most municipalities. Despite these, it does occur and many still consider it a viable housing option. Is it really possible to live in a storage unit? The quick answer is no. Here’s why. Cheap Housing Alternative According to the National Alliance to […]

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Mystical FIRE

Added 7/12/2018: Nominations for the 2018 Plutus Awards are now open.  If you like what you read here, please consider nominating tenfactorialrocks.com in all the relevant categories!  Please submit your nominations here! Only one submission per IP address, please! Thanks a lot for your support! Financial Independence / Retire Early (FIRE) is a cherished goal among the readers of […]

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SAFEST Withdrawal Rate – Part 2

Added 7/12/2018: Nominations for the 2018 Plutus Awards are now open.  If you like what you read here, please consider nominating tenfactorialrocks.com in all the relevant categories!  Please submit your nominations here! Only one submission per IP address, please! Thanks a lot for your support! Howdy, folks!  My last article on ‘safest’ withdrawal rate generated quite a few positive comments […]

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What is the SAFEST Withdrawal Rate?

Few things occupy the minds of our financial independence/early retirement (FIRE) community as much as safe withdrawal rate (SWR).   Much digital ink and sizable amount of print ink has been spilled on this subject over the past few decades, and theories are refined with various adjustments.   The consensus view – if I can call it that […]

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Stealth Wealth While Living Abroad

Added 7/12/2018: Nominations for the 2018 Plutus Awards are now open.  If you like what you read here, please consider nominating tenfactorialrocks.com in all the relevant categories!  Please submit your nominations here! Only one submission per IP address, please! Thanks a lot for your support! The concept of stealth wealth is not new in the personal finance community.  If […]

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