Passive Income Made Perfect – February 2015 PIMP Update

Passive Income Made Perfect - February 2015 PIMP Update - Groundhogs

Near Year. New Goals. The goals are large, the passion intense, and the moniker sexy. That’s right; this is now the PIMP update. Passive Income Made Perfect. What does that mean really? Passive income is what we all are striving for, money that’s being made without another hour of work. The effort … [Read more...]

Are You Planning On Knocking 2015 Out Of The Park? I am.

Knocking Out My Goals - Nailing It

I set some pretty aggressive financial goals for myself this past year, and am pumped to see how things shake out over the course of the year. After posting about my 2015 goals last month, Mike from The Dividend Guy blog wanted to know what exactly I planned on doing to reach these goals. Great … [Read more...]

Using P2P Lending to Protect Against Short-Term Cash Needs

Using P2P Lending to Fund Short-term Cash Flow - Cash Flow

While most folks who read this blog are likely pursuing financial independence through the creation of passive income in excess of their expenses, this isn’t the case for everyone. Imagine having an investment that at any point could provide you a three-year level of cash flow that substantially … [Read more...]

Passive Income Made Perfect – January ’15 PIMP Update

Passive Income Made Perfect - January 2015 PIMP Update - New Year January

Here we are, just over one month into this great new year of 2015. The goals are large, the passion intense, and the new moniker sexy. That’s right; this is now the PIMP update. Passive Income Made Perfect. What does that mean really? Passive income is what we all are striving for, money that’s … [Read more...]

Grabbing the Moon AND the Stars, My 2015 Goals

Grabbing the Moon AND the Stars - My 2015 Goals - Super Moon

Finding the right set of goals is difficult. You want to be able to measure your progress, experience the push and stretch of obtaining, all while making sure they are somewhat reasonable. For example, I could tell you that I wanted to earn $25,000 of passive income over this course of this year. … [Read more...]

Passive Income and Pageviews – December and Overall 2014 Goals Update

Passive Income and Pageviews - December and 2014 Goals Update - Full Moon

What a spectacular year. Just a few of the highlights were that I got married to a wonderful woman, continued and made significant progress on our journey to generate passive income, cleaned up my portfolio to sleep well at night, and continued to grow and develop relationships with readers and  … [Read more...]

The Great Divide in P2P Lending: Institutional Demand and the Little Guy

The Great Divide in P2P Lending - Institutional Demand and the Little Guy - Great Chasm

What started out as a mere curiosity ultimately lead to something slightly disappointing and fairly substantial, although not entirely unexpected. After noticing some cash languishing in my Prosper account, albeit not much, I decided to look into the reasons why I wasn’t getting my cash reinvested … [Read more...]

Passive Income and Pageviews – November 2014 Update

Passive Income and Pageviews - November 2014 - Turkeys Marching

I hope everything enjoyed their Thanksgiving (US readers) and fall for those outside the states. November is an interesting month, the calm before the storm that is December, the month with high payouts from funds, dividend stocks, and tax loss harvesting. Just two weeks ago the markets were facing … [Read more...]

Passive Income and Pageviews – October 2014 Update

Passive Income and Pageviews - October 2014 - Leaf in Fall

October always seems to begin a fairly intensive planning period for me that lasts through the holidays. As you enter the last quarter of the year, you generally have a pretty good idea of how close you will come to hitting your goals, and begin to think about where you’d like to be over the course … [Read more...]

Passive Income and Pageviews – September 2014 Update

Passive Income and Pageviews - September 2014 - Mountain

Another month in the bag and some cash in the pockets! These really are my favorite posts to write, if only because I get to spend some time reviewing how much extra cash I’ve collected by investing wisely and sitting on the sidelines watching it grow! If cash is king, than passive income is the … [Read more...]