Personal Finance | 3rd Quarter Financial Independence

I Need a Career Break! (Pursuing FIRE is Dangerous to my Health)

3QFI

Aug 4
6 min

I Need a Career Break! (Pursuing FIRE is Dangerous to my Health)

This post is going to be more stream of consciousness post than anything, so hang in there with me. I've hit a point where I want a...no...

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Music Royalty Investing Content: Moving to a New Blog!

3QFI

Apr 19
2 min

Music Royalty Investing Content: Moving to a New Blog!

I've decided to launch a new blog DEDICATED to music royalty investing. Previously I used the 3qfi.com blog to cover both my views of...

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3QFI

Apr 16
3 min

4 Years To Go!!! (Holy Shit)

As always this blog is meant for entertainment. I'm not a financial advisor in any way, shape or form. Anything I suggest here will need...

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Music Royalty Offering Analysis: Case Study #2

3QFI

Feb 16
3 min

Music Royalty Offering Analysis: Case Study #2

As always this blog is meant for entertainment. I'm not a financial advisor in any way, shape or form. Anything I suggest here will need...

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Fascinating Music Listening Report Everyone Should Read

3QFI

Feb 13
3 min

Fascinating Music Listening Report Everyone Should Read

It's prudent for investors to pay attention to industry trends in the markets they invest in, music royalty investing is no different....

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3QFI

Feb 7
2 min

How I Use M1 Finance For FIRE

Part of my FIRE investing strategy is to buy stocks and bonds in taxable accounts. This is money that I will pull from in my early years...

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3QFI

Feb 6
2 min

Royalty Cash Flows By Quarter

Consistent cash flow is nice! I like to be able to predict how much I'm making in my investments the best I can, especially with early...

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Music Royalties, Rental Properties and Stocks: My FIRE Plan

3QFI

Jan 26
3 min

Music Royalties, Rental Properties and Stocks: My FIRE Plan

I plan on retiring in 2026 (4 years from now at the age of 51). My youngest will be graduating High School then and heading off to...

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Royalty Exchange Makes Much Needed Enhancements!

3QFI

Jan 14
3 min

Royalty Exchange Makes Much Needed Enhancements!

This week Royalty Exchange announced a couple excellent improvements to their eXchange. You can read the details of the changes here, but...

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Music Royalty Offering Analysis: Case Study #1

3QFI

Jan 7
4 min

Music Royalty Offering Analysis: Case Study #1

I've decided to start a new series where I find a music royalty offering and provide my own analysis of it. As always this blog is meant...

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Depreciation + Music Royalty Investment Returns

3QFI

Dec 20, 2021
3 min

Depreciation + Music Royalty Investment Returns

As we fast approach the end of the year I thought it was a good time to take a look at my active music royalty catalogs to see what my...

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3QFI

Nov 1, 2021
2 min

Got Kids? Get Greenlight!

I've been using Greenlight to manage my kid's allowance for a couple of months now. What is Greenlight? It's a way of helping you manage...

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How I Earned a 25.73% Return in 6 Months via Music Royalties!

3QFI

Aug 29, 2021
2 min

How I Earned a 25.73% Return in 6 Months via Music Royalties!

Okay, that's a really clickbaity title, but it's true. I was able to do this with one of my music royalty investments lately. What are...

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Yieldstreet & Fundrise: A Case Study, Chapter 1

3QFI

May 22, 2021
2 min

Yieldstreet & Fundrise: A Case Study, Chapter 1

I'm always looking for new, diversified, creative ways for investing my money. This is what led me into the exciting world of music...

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Deep Dive Into a Music Royalty Investment: Full Monty Exposure!

3QFI

Apr 10, 2021
4 min

Deep Dive Into a Music Royalty Investment: Full Monty Exposure!

As anyone who has ever found their way to my blog knows, I love investing in music royalties. It's a fantastic way to balance out your...

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Raw Thoughts About Retirement from Generation X (WARNING! It is bleak)

3QFI

Mar 28, 2021
3 min

Raw Thoughts About Retirement from Generation X (WARNING! It is bleak)

Like it or not Gen X is in the on deck circle for retirement. Every single one of us are over 40 at this point, with a large percentage...

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3QFI

Mar 27, 2021
2 min

Introducing MusicRoyaltyInvest.com!

I've been blogging a lot about music royalty investing. Here's the first article I published if you want to read more about it. I've also...

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Annualized Royalty Returns (Am I Making any Money?)

3QFI

Mar 6, 2021
3 min

Annualized Royalty Returns (Am I Making any Money?)

It's been 6 months since my first music royalty investment (you can read more about my music royalty investments here). I thought it was...

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Royalty Exchange's Counteroffer: A Game Changing Update

3QFI

Feb 27, 2021
3 min

Royalty Exchange's Counteroffer: A Game Changing Update

Royalty Exchange made an update to their platform that will fundamentally change the velocity of deals: the ability to counteroffer on...

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Turnkey Real Estate Investments: Hands Off Approach

3QFI

Feb 21, 2021
4 min

Turnkey Real Estate Investments: Hands Off Approach

Real estate investments are a central part of my overall investment portfolio and plan for financial independence. I currently only own...

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