The Simple Path to Wealth: Your Road Map to Financial Independence and a Rich, Free Life

by J.L. Collins

“But Dad,” my little girl once said to me, “I know money is important. I just don’t want to spend my life thinking about it.”

The older I get, the more I hold each day precious. I’ve become steadily more relentless in purging from my life things, activities, and people that no longer add value while seeking out and adding those that do.

Warren Buffett is rather famously quoted as saying the following: Rule #1: Never lose money. Rule #2: Never forget rule #1.

From Go Curry Cracker • “Never Pay Taxes Again”: https://www.gocurrycracker.com/never-pay-taxes-again/ • “GCC vs. the RMD”: https://www.gocurrycracker.com/gcc-vs-rmd/ From Mad Fientist • “Early Retirement Strategies and Roth Conversion”: https://www.jlcollinsnh.com/2013/12/05/stocks-part-xx-early-retirement-withdrawal-strategies-and-roth-conversion-ladders-from-a-mad-fientist/ • “Traditional IRA vs. Roth IRA—the Best Choice for Early Retirement”: https://www.madfientist.com/traditional-ira-vs-roth-ira/ • “How to Access Retirement Funds Early”: https://www.madfientist.com/how-to-access-retirement-funds-early/ • “Retire Even Earlier Without Earning More or Spending Less”: https://www.madfientist.com/retire-even-earlier/

In the past, most health insurance plans came with very low deductibles and paid for almost every medical cost beyond them. Those were the good old days.

Want to know where you personally stand with Social Security right now? Go here: https://ssa.gov/myaccount/