Month: March 2021

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Finance

10 HSA Questions and Answers (and What Confused Me)

A trip to the ER qualifies as a medical expenses. WIth an, HSA, you can choose whether to be reimbursed now or later without increasing your taxable income.

This is my top 10 HSA questions and answers when considering an HSA which reveals their gotchas, benefits, and investing superpower.

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Finance

Beating the Standard Deduction with Strategic Giving

When you’re on a beautiful beach as your first big escape from home in a year, what’s better than researching tax regulations?

Here’s how my good friend’s family could boost their net worth by $11K every 5 years through strategic giving!

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Psychology

Is the FIRE Movement Fracturing Into Silos and Extremes?

Financial independence and retiring early now encompasses numerous "sub-FIREs" to fit different socioeconomic groups and interests. This graphic represents what I hope the movement is becoming. We'll discuss this graphic more later in this article.

The FIRE movement has evolved into a mainstream interest, and with it, a diverse set of subgroups. But are we losing sight of what matters as we form silos?

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Psychology

How FIRE Let’s Me Volunteer to Vaccinate You

The site of a recent vaccination event I volunteered with.

Being a pharmacist with a sudden abundance of free time left me with the opportunity to use my fortune to help others. Will you heed the call to action?

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Finance

Healthcare Nonprofits (and a Leaky Roof in Our Feb. ’21 Budget)

This month we're reviewing healthcare nonprofits alongside our FIRE budget review!

We review three healthcare nonprofits for our monthly donation, get a surprise roof leak, sell some stock, and review our February 2021 monthly FIRE budget!