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Portfolio Check · by Rafael Almeida · 2026-09-29

26, first month not living paycheck to paycheck, built my baby portfolio

Nothing fancy. Age 26, goal is just getting started and not sabotaging myself. Horizon 30ish years. Risk tolerance probably medium-high but I don't have enough experience to know.

Current tiny setup:
- 70% world ETF
- 20% bond ETF
- 10% cash

Total is about 6.4k. Posting because everyone online acts like if you aren't doing 17 optimizations you're wasting your life, and I need somebody to say this is fine or not fine.

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Rafael Almeida · 17 likes

Appreciate this. Internet makes simple feel illegal

Piotr Zieliński · 3 likes

This is more than fine. The habit matters more than the elegance.

Brave Noodle · 1 likes

At 6.4k the main thing is keep adding, not tinkering.

Liam Eriksson · 0 likes

You are ahead of past-you. That's the whole game early on.