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Are You Just Treading Water?

July 31, 2014 by Dividend Mantra Team 172 Comments

As much as some would have you believe otherwise, you are in control of your own destiny. I was guilty of not believing this myself, treading the financial waters of my life for years and living paycheck to paycheck. But just treading water means you’re one leg cramp away from drowning. And if you like to […]

Saving More Is More Effective Than Earning More

July 15, 2014 by Dividend Mantra Team 137 Comments

There’s a lot of ongoing discussions/arguments and rules of thumb in personal finance across a wide variety of finance subjects like investing, saving, and taxes as far as what’s best. And I probably go against the grain in regards to a lot of them. For instance, I invest solely in a taxable account, with no tax-advantaged retirement […]

Frugal Fitness

June 26, 2014 by Dividend Mantra Team 96 Comments

Special note: I’m not a physician. Please consult a physician before engaging in any exercises.  One of the ways in which I plan to limit healthcare costs in early retirement as well as for the rest of my life is to stay active. Engaging in regular physical activity is probably the cheapest form of health insurance […]

Why You Might Be Stuck In A Rut, And How To Get Out Of It

June 22, 2014 by Dividend Mantra Team 81 Comments

Just over four years ago I decided to embark on a journey. I cast off for the unknown determined to change my future because I wasn’t particularly enamored with my recent past. I worked far too many hours and had far too little to show for it. I was working a middle-class job for middle-class pay, and […]

Extreme Frugality Revisited

June 5, 2014 by Dividend Mantra Team 147 Comments

So as you all know by now I’ve radically changed my life, now broadcasting this blog from Michigan. This move came with its own unique set of benefits and drawbacks, as any major change in life does. I wasn’t quite sure what to expect, as a lot of time has passed between the time I […]

My Frugally Fit Diet

March 29, 2014 by Dividend Mantra Team 109 Comments

The last time I discussed my dietary choices on this blog it was late 2011 and I was knee deep in ramen noodles. You see, when I first started this journey I decided to get pretty extreme with many of my expenses, and my food budget was one of the earliest victims. I temporarily sacrificed […]

Aio Wireless: $25 Unlimited Talk & Text

March 18, 2014 by Dividend Mantra Team 68 Comments

So for the last couple of years now I’ve had mobile cell phone service with MetroPCS. For $40 I received unlimited talk, text, and web. However, I never really used the web access because the cheapo Kyocera phone I’ve been using doesn’t really have any web browser to speak of. Instead, I just use for […]

Embracing Consumerism For Christmas

December 19, 2013 by Dividend Mantra Team 23 Comments

I’ve come to place in my life where I genuinely enjoy being frugal. I no longer find it a “struggle”. I don’t believe I’m sacrificing anything by living well below my means, and I would even go so far as to say I’m not actually delaying gratification at all. I’ve been open in expressing my […]

MACD

December 12, 2013 by Dividend Mantra Team 71 Comments

Gold on beige, baby! No, I’m not talking about the Moving Average Convergence Divergence. I’m not a stock trader that follows charts. I’m an investor that follows the fundamentals of companies. No, what I’m talking about is the Mother of All Car Deals! It turns out in life that often it’s not what you know […]

How Good It Is To Be Me

November 15, 2013 by Dividend Mantra Team 49 Comments

I realized something a little while ago: It’s good to be me.  What do I mean by that? Well, sometimes it’s a bit easy in our gotta-have-it-right-now culture to get caught up in focusing on the things we don’t have in life. I can be guilty of this as well. I really crave financial independence. […]

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