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26% of Gen Z invested in stock market 📈, Retiring abroad 🌴, Earning passive income through rental properties 🏘️ & more

FIREwatch Financial Independence Update - 4th July, 2022

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Investing Journal
July 05, 2022

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How Gen Z is Stepping Into Financial Independence (5 minute read)Recent financial literacy surveys have found that Generation Z adults (people aged 18-25) are more financially educated than any previous generation. Today, over half of Gen Z already invests in some form. 26% of those who are invested put their money into the stock market.

About Half of Americans Believe They Can Become Financially Independent, According to New Survey Data (3 minute read)Is reaching the American Dream possible? According to the results of a recent survey by the National Financial Educators Council (NFEC), just over half of Americans still believe they will become financially independent at some point in their life.

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I Can Retire at 54 - But Only If I Leave the Country, Here's My Plan (10-minute read)After figuring out my FIRE number, I realized I’m on track to retire by age 59. But I want to retire even sooner than 59. And I can — without having to increase my investing contributions at all. The secret is geo-arbitrage: moving somewhere with a lower cost of living to make my retirement dollars stretch further and reach financial independence sooner.

The Unexpected Financial Benefit Of Having Kids (9 minute read)After several years of parenting, I now realize there are some unexpected financial benefits of having kids I didn’t anticipate. Further, having children isn’t as expensive as you might think. For folks thinking about having kids or new parents, this article is for you.

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Brutal Month for Bitcoin as June Ends with Biggest Drop in 11 Years (3 minute read)Crypto markets saw heavy losses with investors increasingly worried about high inflation and Federal Reserve rate increases. Some Analysts say the bitcoin price could go even lower.

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