July 2020

The Importance of an Emergency Fund

As a HENRY, there is absolutely no reason why you should not have an adequately funded emergency reserve. Your above average income allows you the bandwidth each month to build and maintain an emergency fund to manage life’s unexpected expenses. Yes, we can get into the nuances of the purpose, size and location of your emergency fund. However, you MUST have an emergency fund and it SHOULD be adequately funded. It does not matter how much money you make; if you cannot handle a large unexpected expense or a sudden job loss as a HENRY, you have a problem. For […]

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Calculating Your FI Number

If the goal is to save enough money that at some point you hit a critical mass that is capable of sustaining your lifestyle in perpetuity, you first need to determine how much money is “enough money.” Without knowing this, you do not have a tangible goal to achieve financial independence. For that reason, I want to explore safe withdrawal rates, the 4% rule and calculating and understanding your financial independence (FI) number. Withdrawal Rate Withdrawal rate is simply defined as the amount you take out of your portfolio each year expressed as a percentage of your total assets. The

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The Eighth Wonder of the World

As you begin to understand what your life costs, the opportunity costs and what you truly value, you will likely begin to evaluate your spending differently. You will no longer see a purchase, especially large purchases, as solely a financial decision. You begin to evaluate these decisions in terms of your time. There is the actual time required to pay for something (i.e. earned income required to physically pay for it) as well as the opportunity cost of the purchase (i.e. forgone investment income). As a HENRY, you can likely afford most anything you want. However, you cannot afford everything

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