Part Time Investing, Wealth Creation, Financial Independence, Passive Income and Military Finance
There should be no price barrier when it comes to investing your money. Sure owning a single stock of Apple or Amazon will set you back over $1,000 but you can still make wise investment decisions for your future. In my experience, there are two preferred methods. The first is a retirement account. I put... Continue Reading →
I picked up Frugillionaire - 500 Fabulous Ways to Live Richly and Save a Fortune by Francine Jay the other day while doing homework at my base library. It was an easy read and a good starting point for anyone looking into saving money and creating wealth. As I have been on my Financial Independence... Continue Reading →
Ever considered investing in Bitcoin or alternate cryptocurrencies like Ethereum? I'll be blunt; I haven't. I know there is/was a lot of hype around crypto but I simply don't get it. Ask everyone in your Facebook network where they can spend bitcoin and you will get crickets. Considering it is a currency you would think... Continue Reading →
Have you considered a VA Home Loan for buying your next home? At The Part Time Investor I believe home ownership is a key ingredient to building wealth. Owning a home outright is one of my goals to financial independence. After 8 years of paying rent I realized my money, or should I say my... Continue Reading →
I was recently asked how I validate investing on multiple platforms. I currently use Acorns, Robinhood, and M1 Finance as my online brokerages of choice. To answer that I need to provide a quick breakdown of the three: Acorns has a brokerage fee of $1 a month that allows unlimited transactions. It takes the spare... Continue Reading →
Have you ever wanted to own Facebook, Amazon, Netflix, or Google (FANG stocks) but the price point kept you out? Initially I too was priced out until I started to understand M1 Finance's investing platform a little better and realized fractional share investing was the way to go. About a month ago I started investing... Continue Reading →
One of the most overlooked military benefits are the discounts you can receive on everyday items. My wife and I try to go to NAS North Island every Sunday to get gas, groceries, and hit the Exchange for tax free shopping of general home goods. The Exchange is where was also do most of our... Continue Reading →
Is it safe to invest in General Electric (GE)? Unfortunately at the Part Time Investor GE no longer meets my Value Investing strategy or Dogs of the Dow strategy. It was recently announced that GE is slashing their dividend to $0.01 per share and are restructuring their Power Division into two units. This is after... Continue Reading →
What are the benefits of living in base military housing? At the Part Time Investor I have never lived in base military housing, I went from the barracks to renting an apartment, to home ownership. There are, however, some great benefits to living in military housing, whether on base or off. Most of my opinions... Continue Reading →
Predatory lending and the military have probably gone hand in hand since the first professional military. The reason why: It's a matter of public record how much you make and the dates you will be paid. I remember when I was a young Marine going to a mall off base in Meridian, Mississippi. A friend... Continue Reading →
