On my 16-year old scooter! Yours truly was recently part of an article that Matt Krantz over at USA Today put together on people trying to achieve financial independence/retirement at an extremely early age and some of the methods/strategies we use to attain such lofty goals. It was a great experience and I’m really proud […]

I’m currently spending time in Michigan with my whole family around me. It’s wonderful to have everyone I care about around me. It truly reminds me why I’m so actively and aggressively pursuing financial independence. Time is everything to me, and it’s great to spend it down with loved ones. I took an entire week off […]

Just wanted to drop a note to all my readers out there. Happy Thanksgiving! I hope everyone is getting the opportunity to spend time with loved ones, as that’s what I’m most thankful for. Of course, the journey to early retirement, being employed, living in 21st century America and good health are all also things […]

Matt Alden, the blogger behind Dividend Monk, recently released a new e-book titled The Dividend Toolkit. You can buy the book HERE. I received my copy recently and had a chance to thoroughly read it over the last few days. I’m going to give my honest and forthright opinion on this book. The book starts […]

I’ll be back…very soon! Thanks everyone for the wonderful comments that you readers left when I decided to take a break from this blog, but very soon….I’ll be back! After taking a break from blogging here on Dividend Mantra, I have found that I miss the mutual inspiration, the wonderful comments that readers leave and […]

This past week I turned 30 years old! I’m already three decades old and probably have lived more than a third of my lifetime, yet I still feel young. Amazing how fast time flies by. It was an amazing birthday, and my best ever. On Friday night my girlfriend took me out for dinner and […]

Happy New Year! As 2012 fast approaches, I thought I would give thanks to all of those that supported me over the last year and made Dividend Mantra such a success. I have two reasons for keeping up on this blog. First, I think it’s great to document my journey to financial independence/retirement early in […]

  I wish all my readers a very Merry Christmas! I am spending the holiday in Michigan with family and I hope you and yours are all enjoying the little break from day-to-day life. I’ll be back at it this following week after I return home to Florida. Thank you to all who support Dividend […]