June 2025 - The Budget Brainiac

Smart solutions for tough money problems

Housing Taxes

What is Homestead Portability in Florida? How to Keep Your Property Tax Savings as a Homeowner.

BradJune 27, 2025June 26, 2025

As a lifelong Floridian and fairly recent homeowner, I was aware of the Homestead Exemption yet unaware of Homestead Portability. Eager to learn more about this benefit, I turned to...

Goals Investing

A Simple Guide to Becoming a Millionaire

BradJune 20, 2025June 18, 2025

There are many ways to become a millionaire, and a few key reasons why you should aspire to be one. The best reasons center around security and freedom. Financial concerns...

Investing

Direct Bitcoin or ETF Exposure? What I Chose—and Why

BradJune 13, 2025June 11, 2025

I don’t currently hold any Bitcoin -- not due to any particular aversion, I simply stick with investments I know and understand. Its role in finance and the investing ecosystem...

Taxes

How We Reduced Our Tax Burden with S&P 500 ETFs

BradJune 6, 2025July 9, 2025

I recently began shifting more of our cash from a high-yield savings account to our taxable brokerage. We have maintained a fairly high savings rate over the last couple of...

College

Which is Better: Florida Prepaid or the 529 Savings Plan?

BradJune 1, 2025May 29, 2025

My son was born in 2024, and like many new parents, I wanted to evaluate our options for college savings. The first question I asked myself was, should I use...

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