I want to learn how to play the piano, I want to learn more about different modes of wealth accumulation, I want to learn how to skateboard. We often want to learn a lot of things, but they are often never accomplished because we either forget about our desires or they fall under the weight [...]
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The 5 Books That Changed My Money Life
I’ve been talking a lot lately about the importance of educating yourself about money before you start investing and saving for retirement. Money education shouldn’t follow investing so if you have any interest start today. The benefits of even a little money education will pay-off huge in the long run. I started learning about money [...]
How to Save for Retirement While Working Abroad
*Update 5/24/2010* A reader recently e-mailed me and told me about her troubles opening up an account with Vanguard since she was a foreigner working in Singpaore. It appears it is incredibly difficult for Americans who live abroad to open taxable accounts with brokerages and banks. I’ll be updating this topic this week with new [...]
How to Avoid My 3 Novice Investment Mistakes
I started learning about my money during the summer of 2008 and I made some rookie investing mistakes during the early stages. Luckily, these mistakes didn’t cost me thousands of dollars like some money mistakes, but they’re mistakes worth learning from so that you can avoid them in your money life. During that summer and [...]
Vanguard Review
In the Roth IRA video post, I mentioned that Vanguard was one of the mutual fund companies you can open an IRA with. My Roth IRA is hosted with Vanguard and I’ve been thrilled with my time there. They’re one of the most professional companies I’ve ever had experience with and I was would recommend [...]
FF TV Episode #1: The 5 Minute Guide to Roth IRAs
Tax season is here and the last date to invest in a Roth IRA is April 15th. This is my first video on FF and it’s a simple introduction to Roths. We’ll explore what a Roth is, why everyone should have one, hosting options, and some personal stuff you should consider before opening your Roth. [...]
Review of the Discount Brokerage Zecco
I’ve had experience with the discount brokerage Zecco (not an affiliate link) for a little over a year. I made my first stock purchase in December of 2008 and finally sold my first stock this week so I thought it was an appropriate time to write a review. Starting Out The sign-up process was a [...]
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Hi, my name's Austin Morgan. I teach English in Japan and write about money for twenty-somethings. Feel free to contact me with any questions and I hope you enjoy the site!
