It's been awhile since my last blog post here at the Part Time Investor. I've been going to college full time while deployed to Kuwait with little free time. I've still been investing in Acorns and M1 since those portfolios are automated. In my spare time I have been able to read The Book on... Continue Reading →
Military Financial Tips #8 Owning a Car
If you are in the military do you need a car if you live in the barracks? At The Part Time Investor I had a pretty interesting conversation at work about this subject. I read an article about a week ago on MarketWatch where Kevin O'Leary shared his views on car ownership. O'Leary basically... Continue Reading →
News Trading
For this weekends installment of The Part Time Investor I wanted to talk about news trading. If there in one app I check more than Yahoo Finance it is my Flipboard news feed, it consumes a bunch of my screentime on my iPhone. When reading articles about companies I am invested or interested in I have... Continue Reading →
Book Review – Frugillionaire
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 →
Military Financial Tips #7 College Tuition
Are you considering joining the military to pay for college? Maybe you are on active duty right now and want to start taking college classes. Here at The Part time Investor I enlisted in the United States Marine Corps right out of High School. I didn't make my decision to enlist until it was time... Continue Reading →
Why I Haven’t Invested in Cryptocurrency (And probably won’t)
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 →
Military Financial Tips #6 My VA Home Loan Buying Experience
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 →
M1 Finance FANG Stocks
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 →
Military Financial Tips #5 Discounts
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 →
Military Financial Tips #4 Military Housing
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 →