Long Time No See
I just checked the last time I posted to our blog and it’s been over 10 months.. Whoops. 2020 has been a wild year for dozens of reasons and things …
How to Pick Winning Investments
Just recently, I was helping my cousin, Hirsche start an investment account for the first time. He had a few questions on what to look for in stocks and how …
3 Year Work Anniversary
Yesterday, January 9th 2020, marked 3 years that I have worked at BYU. It’s hard to believe that time has flown by this fast. A lot of things have changed …
What We Want Our Kids to Know About Money
When The Fund Family first started as a blog, we came up with a list of why we wanted a blog. One of the biggest reasons was to have a …
Our Road to FI: An Update
Tara and I started this blog in January 2018 with the hope to be able to document our road to FI for ourselves, our posterity and others (you). While certain …
Simple Path to Wealth Book Review
The simple path to wealth is a book written by JL Collins that originated from his blog at https://jlcollinsnh.com/. He wrote a series of letters to his then 19 year …
Why being let go was one of the best things to happen to me
Almost exactly two years ago, I was let go from my full-time job. I was blindsided by it; nothing really prepared me for it. I had been with the company …
4 Essential Funds You Should Start Right Now!
Every few weeks, we all get a paycheck. We then pay our monthly rent or mortgage, buy groceries, pay for utilities, fill up our cars with gas, and pay other …
Why We Invest With Vanguard
Not too long ago, my brother-in-law asked me what Tara and I invest in. I told him we invested in Vanguard funds. He had plenty of questions on how and …
6 Simple Principles for Successful Investing
Investing doesn’t have to be complicated and you don’t need any fancy degree or work experience to do it. Anyone can be successful at it too! But to be …