The Bayalis Archives

You can browse every post ever written by month or category. Scroll down for a list of all my posts by name.

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All Posts From The Beginning of Time, From Newest to Oldest

  1. How I Unexpectedly Owed the IRS a Car
  2. On the Path to Financial Independence: March 2018
  3. On the Path to Financial Independence: February 2018
  4. On the Path to Financial Independence: January 2018
  5. Magic Internet Money
  6. 2017: A Year In Review
  7. On the Path to Financial Independence: December 2017
  8. Stats and Gratitude
  9. From DIKs To TIKs
  10. Visualize Your Numbers
  11. On the Path to Financial Independence: November 2017
  12. If I Can Do It, So Can You: A Financial Full Monty
  13. Potential: The Why of Financial Independence
  14. AMT versus the TCJA
  15. On the path to financial independence: October 2017
  16. Don’t Make a Pest of Yourself
  17. Daniel and William Baldwin, and FSAs
  18. Where Does Our Money Go?
  19. The Unexpected Benefits of FIRE
  20. I’ve Moved the Finish Line
  21. You Don’t Have To Suck At Negotiation
  22. On the path to financial independence: September 2017
  23. The BITAs in Beautiful Lisbon
  24. A Tale of Three Lounges
  25. The ESPP Bible - Part 3
  26. The ESPP Bible - Part 2
  27. On the path to financial independence: August 2017
  28. The ESPP Bible - Part 1
  29. Budgeting For Sporadic Stuff
  30. Befriend An Immigrant; Your Wallet will Thank You
  31. An Update On Our Churning Portfolio
  32. Calculating our Expenses in Retirement
  33. Whither Shall We Wander?
  34. Are Experiences the New Avocado Toast?
  35. It’s Time To Make A Shopping List
  36. On the path to financial independence: July 2017
  37. Why I’m Not In The Poor House
  38. Free is Fabulous (and where to find it)
  39. The Power of Perspective
  40. You Want to Move Where?
  41. Pretirement: A Review
  42. Ten FIRE Games to Pass the Time
  43. The Things I Won’t Miss About Corporate Life
  44. On the path to financial independence: June 2017
  45. Caution: Side-Effects Ahead
  46. You Can’t Fail at FIRE
  47. So You’re Late to the Party
  48. Are Your RSUs Messing With Your Taxes?
  49. Immigrants on FIRE: Gorden Lopes
  50. Pigs Get Slaughtered
  51. Long Term Capital Gains, Roth Conversions and Harvesting Gains
  52. Understanding Taxation of Long Term Capital Gains
  53. On the path to financial independence: May 2017
  54. What Are Your Superpowers?
  55. Immigrants on FIRE: Lazy Retiree
  56. A Plan from 1946 for the Intelligent Spending of Money
  57. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)
  58. Have you ever asked yourself: 4% of What?
  59. What Will You Leave Behind?
  60. Am I Really Retiring Early?
  61. How To Make Money Despite Yourself
  62. On the path to financial independence: April 2017
  63. The Joneses Can’t Keep Up With Me
  64. Your Life: Off the Shelf or Made to Order?
  65. The Position of Fuck You
  66. Of Generosity and Gratitude
  67. Siddhartha on How To Achieve Financial Independence
  68. On the path to financial independence: March 2017
  69. Exploring the World with a Toddler in Tow
  70. Are We There Yet? A FIRE Calendar
  71. Parenting on FIRE
  72. The Mystery of My Medical Bills (I may be a Cyborg)
  73. The Quirks of Being Middle Class Indian (and how it benefits my wallet)
  74. What might the AHCA mean for Early Retirement?
  75. What is in your Happiness Portfolio?
  76. On the path to financial independence: February 2017
  77. Fear versus FIRE
  78. Should I Get Divorced?
  79. Benefits of Credit Card Churning: Airport Lounge Access
  80. A Lazy Person’s Guide to Earning and Using Ultimate Rewards Points
  81. The Complete Backdoor Roth How-to
  82. The 5 Commandments of Personal Finance
  83. On the path to financial independence: January 2017
  84. The BackStory of Mrs. BITA: Part 5
  85. The BackStory of Mrs. BITA: Part 4
  86. The BackStory of Mrs. BITA: Part 3
  87. The BackStory of Mrs. BITA: Part 2
  88. The BackStory of Mrs. BITA: Part 1
  89. To Buy Or Not to Buy
  90. Is there Spare Change in your Couch?
  91. On the path to financial independence: December 2016
  92. The Evolution of our Plan for 2017
  93. A Peek Under the Skirt of Financial Blogging
  94. A Step-By-Step Guide to Opening a Taxable Brokerage Account
  95. Personal Capital Security Explained, Part 2
  96. Personal Capital Security Explained
  97. Why I Need to Be A Dolphin
  98. On the path to financial independence: November 2016
  99. Why I wear socks with holes in them
  100. How Not to Blow your Budget on Houseguests
  101. Fun with FIRE Numbers
  102. Harnessing Geographical Arbitrage for Giving
  103. Your 529 on Steroids: A Hitchhiker’s Guide to Superfunding
  104. Dear President Elect
  105. How to Be Wiser Than The Magi (giving the gift of a mind worm)
  106. How to Combine Chase Ultimate Rewards Points
  107. On the path to financial independence: October 2016
  108. Happy Diwaloween!
  109. A Frugal $10 Weekend
  110. Mega Savings from the Mega Backdoor Roth
  111. How much does it cost to have a baby?
  112. The Indian Stash and my Stomach Ulcer
  113. The path to financial independence: Sept 2016
  114. Of Leafs And Lattes
  115. An immigrant, a mattress and financial independence
  116. The Plan to FIRE
  117. About