From a teenager with a dream to a retired dad at 42, I'm living proof that plans do come true. DadisFIRE is your roadmap to financial freedom and pursuing the art of engaged parenting I am also a Chartered Financial Analyst. Subscribe to my newsletter to hear about Financial Freedom from someone who has done it.
📉 Rough Week in the Markets? Here’s What I’m Thinking…
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Hey there Reader It’s been a tough week. The stock market got hammered thanks to all the tariff nonsense, and there’s a lot of uncertainty floating around. 😬 If you’re following me, it’s because you’re chasing Financial Freedom—and I want to help you stay on track, especially when things get shaky. One way I can help is by being a calming voice in the noise. I’ve been through this before. I lived through the dot-com crash in 2001. Back in the 2000s, I was in my 20s, making under $50K a year, with over $1 million in mortgage debt on rental properties. Then the market tanked. My houses lost half their value. HALF THEIR VALUE! My 401(k)? Crushed. But I wasn’t worried. Why? Because my time horizon was decades. That’s my advice to you: If I had freaked out when the sky was falling before, I would not have become a liquid millionaire at 38 and retired at 42. Be a calm in this storm. Focus on the long term, so you can join me in Financial Freedom. If you want more of my thoughts on this kind of market-related stuff (I don’t write much of it on the blog), I share a lot more on: Hang in there. You’ve got this. 💪🔥 Let’s keep growing together, Quick Favor 🛠️ If you enjoy these emails, occasionally please click a link, give me a reply even if it just says thanks, or open the email fully (not just in a preview pane). Otherwise, the email software might think you’re not interested and stop sending them to you—crazy, I know! Let's Get Social 👋 If you want to connect further, check out my socials below. |
Dad is FIRE
From a teenager with a dream to a retired dad at 42, I'm living proof that plans do come true. DadisFIRE is your roadmap to financial freedom and pursuing the art of engaged parenting I am also a Chartered Financial Analyst. Subscribe to my newsletter to hear about Financial Freedom from someone who has done it.
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