Spills Spotlight: Volume 24

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Welcome to this month’s Spills Spotlight! This series consists of a roundup of my favorite personal finance blog posts from around the web, publishing on the last day of each month. If you missed the last Spotlight, you can check it out here.

Throughout the month I read dozens of blog posts and include my favorites here. Spills Spotlight is an opportunity for me to share my favorite posts with my readers, and showcase the work of my fellow bloggers within the personal finance blogging community. I hope you enjoy this series, and feel free to comment with suggestions on which posts should be included in upcoming months!

Now is the Best Time to Pursue Financial Independence

by Life Outside the Maze

“Whenever I am confronted by possibilities of illness or even death, it makes me think about my life and what is really important. Fear can shake us in life but can also be harnessed into self reflection. Self reflection can be the beginning of transformation and planning for your better future.”

Recession, Coronavirus and the Future of FIRE

by Our Next Life

“There’s been a lot of advice floating around for years that ultimately encourages people to cut corners and undersave, and this is our moment to reject those ideas once and for all. Because as hard as it might be to imagine right now, times will be good again one day. And when they are, too many people will forget all the hard lessons we learned during the pandemic and recession.”

I’m 36 and Tested Positive for Coronavirus

by Afford Anything

“My experience of coronavirus was sheer brutal hell. It was the most intense prolonged physical agony I’ve ever felt. Here’s what coronavirus feels like.”

I Lost $70K in One Month – Should I Give Up on FIRE?

by Financial Mechanic

“Critics wonder if FIRE is just a pipe dream built on the back of a bullish market by people (like me) who haven’t really experienced economic turmoil. With my portfolio bruised and bloody, is this the time for me to tap out? The answer, of course, is no.”

Using Data to Debunk Common Money Misconceptions

by Four Pillar Freedom

“The problem with these common money misconceptions is that very few people run the numbers themselves to find out what is true and what is false.”

Get Rich…in Monk Mode

by The Escape Artist

“For many, lockdown has been a brutal adjustment. For others, its been a time of improved productivity, health and wellness. You don’t choose the hand you’re dealt, but you can always choose how you respond.”

How to Buy Good Real Estate Investments, Not Trophy Houses

by Coach Carson

“Rental properties are really a simple game. You receive a certain amount of rent, and you pay a certain amount of money in order to receive that rent. The game is to receive more on the rent and spend less on the total investment. But don’t forget, your investment isn’t just the upfront price. For a long-term hold, it’s also your operating expenses that add up over the long run.”

Take the Long View

by Raptitude

“All problems exist within a context that dwarfs them, but often we’re too close to see it. You may have once been so stressed about a high school exam that your future seemed to hinge on its outcome. Looking back on your whole life, however, it will barely register as an important event. You may have experienced breakups that seemed like the end of the world, and which you haven’t had a single thought about for several years.”

This Time of Great Love and Great Suffering

by Josh Radnor via Thrive Global

“Richard Rohr says there are only two ways we really learn: Great Love and Great Suffering. I see evidence of both everywhere I look. Which can only mean one thing: There must be a lot of learning going on at the moment.”

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