{"id":781,"date":"2018-10-09T10:03:12","date_gmt":"2018-10-09T10:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/investrelaxaccrue.com\/?page_id=781"},"modified":"2022-11-12T14:56:01","modified_gmt":"2022-11-12T14:56:01","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/investrelaxaccrue.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"781\" class=\"elementor elementor-781\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-55574f2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"55574f2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-26895e0\" data-id=\"26895e0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7288c5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7288c5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.3 - 28-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\"><i>It is never too late to learn<\/i><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69698b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69698b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.3 - 28-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><b>Welcome to the beginning!<\/b><\/p><p>Every blog has an angle. This blog was inspired by an essay I wrote to get into Harvard Business School &#8211; which not only surprisingly worked, but it is also my life passion.<\/p><p>&#8220;Didn&#8217;t you fly search and rescue helicopters for the Coast Guard for 10 years?&#8221; Yes. &#8220;Don&#8217;t you still work for the Coast Guard?&#8221; Yes. &#8220;Don&#8217;t you love to workout, run, and play tennis?&#8221; Yes. &#8220;Aren&#8217;t you and your wife both cat ladies?&#8221; 100%. But what motivates me more than any of that? Spreading experiences, tips, suggestions, and general knowledge about all things related to retirement investing and enjoying the journey of life along the way.<\/p><p><b>Financial Literacy:\u00a0<\/b><\/p><p>These topics are generally NOT TAUGHT enough\u00a0<i><u>or at all<\/u><\/i>\u00a0in school like they should be, so we all need our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/uscga.edu\/academics\/majors\/electrical-engineering\/ee-faculty\/kseals\/\">CAPT Kelly Seals<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; he was one of my professors at the U.S Coast Guard Academy who stopped our electrical engineering acoustics elective course to go on a\u00a0<em>much appreciated<\/em>\u00a0rant about these topics. Little did he know his name would appear on this site more than 12 years later because of that 20 minute digression. You just never forget some things.<\/p><p>Enter the acronym I.R.A. (no, Irish Republican Army is not an intended use here&#8230;)<\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">Part\u00a0<\/span><strong style=\"font-style: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">I<\/strong><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">ndividual\u00a0<\/span><strong style=\"font-style: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">R<\/strong><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">etirement\u00a0<\/span><strong style=\"font-style: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">A<\/strong><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">ccount<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">Part\u00a0<\/span><strong style=\"font-style: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">I<\/strong><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">nvesting (paying yourself)\u00a0<\/span><strong style=\"font-style: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">R<\/strong><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">elaxing (enjoying the journey of life) and\u00a0<\/span><strong style=\"font-style: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">A<\/strong><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">ccruing (letting your money work for you so you can have what you want and create generational wealth)<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>I intend to blog about all three topics: investing, relaxing, and accruing. However, the bottom line is to:<\/p><ol><li>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Create a fun and safe space to share investing knowledge.\u00a0<\/li><li>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Motivate you to think about what passions truly yield happiness in your life.<\/li><li>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Help satisfy my passion for talking about all things investing.\u00a0<\/li><\/ol><p>Some content will be geared towards active duty military members since taking advantage of these opportunities is just too good to pass up.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p><b>End Game:<\/b><\/p><p>My ultimate goal, which was also a part of my essay, is to create a community that assists people with lower incomes to be able to maximize their IRA or Roth IRA contributions &#8212; year after year. Whether it is through organic means like this blog or an app along the lines of Status Money, I want to ensure investing information is widely disseminated and everyone who wants to set themselves up for the future little by little is able to accomplish that no matter what their salary happens to be. More on that later.\u00a0<\/p><p>I hope you enjoy and share with friends and family who can benefit from this information.<\/p><p>Cheers!<\/p><p>-Chris<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e29b1c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1e29b1c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-be80949\" data-id=\"be80949\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cdfe3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7cdfe3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.3 - 28-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/investrelaxaccrue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/IMG_9373-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1317\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/investrelaxaccrue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/IMG_9373-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/investrelaxaccrue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/IMG_9373-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/investrelaxaccrue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/IMG_9373-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/investrelaxaccrue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/IMG_9373-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/investrelaxaccrue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/IMG_9373-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is never too late to learn Welcome to the beginning! 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