Financial Freedom
Welcome and thanks for stopping by!
Why start a personal finance blog:
One thing I’ve learned paying off $17,000 in debt is that personal finance is about more than math! It is personal:
I have spent a lot of money on stuff I didn’t need to impress people I didn’t care about. I’ve made a lot of money mistakes even though I had the head knowledge and an MBA.
My blog will help you to get rich slowly and avoid my mistakes. I’ll teach you how to become debt free, invest wisely, and retire early.
What’s in it for You?
I hope to provide information that can improve your life. Really.
If you’re looking for:
I want to be a resource to help you succeed.
The Early Years:
How did I learn about personal finance?
My first job was selling encyclopedias door to door. Seriously! It was hard work, but I made pretty good money doing it. And it taught me a lot about selling and perseverance.
I bought my first stock when I was just 13 years old. It was a blue chip Dividend stock owned by Warren Buffett. I learned a lot from my grandparents about life and investing. My grandfather was a true value investor and spoke endlessly about The Intelligent Investor by a Benjamin Graham. It is widely regarded as the most important investing book ever written. He was also extremely Frugal, having lived through the depression. Unfortunately, it took me a while to appreciate his Frugal ways!
The Middle Years:
After college, I began a career on Wall Street advising clients on investing and personal finance.
And now It’s been nearly 20 years, not including two years I spent earning my Masters in Business Administration. (MBA).
I have always loved writing.
Working on this blog and a featured spot on Seeking Alpha give me an outlet to contribute and write about personal finance, investing, and early retirement.
My investment articles on Seeking Alpha have been viewed over 275,000 times this year. But I want to help more people than just investors.
So, I am committed to help people via The Frugal Prof Blog!
Now:
I left Wall Street a few years ago and have re-located to sunny Southern California. I am still very involved in investing. In fact, most days, I wake up at 4:30 AM with the stock market.
I’ve scaled back a bit and am trying to help more people via this personal finance blog. I’ve known a lot about personal finance and made so many mistakes in my own life that I feel that my message is worthwhile.
I hope you enjoy the content and learn from some of my mistakes.