It blows my mind, that with all of the really simple and very stable ways to grow money over time, such as 401k plans, 403b plans, health savings accounts, and IRAs, that people do anything else with their money to try to save for their future. Sure, there are other ways out there, but in…
Alright, now that you’re all grown up (right?), you’ve got an education, and you’re on your way to a building a budding career, it’s time to get on your feet financially. There are a few key goals you can begin to achieve right now that will set you up for financial success in life. By…
Winner winner. Chicken dinner. Blackjack is my game of choice when I’m feeling dumb enough to brave the casinos. It’s pretty easy to learn, pretty inexpensive to play, and if you really know what you’re doing, you can usually come away with you sat down with and a few free drinks – or sometimes a…
When I was in my early 20s, I always thought just making a crapload of money would make me infinitely happy. While I haven’t achieved crapload status yet, I’ve done alright so far. Even though my income has more than doubled in the last 5 years, am I 2x happier? Well… I wouldn’t say so….
Have you ever seen Fight Club? Awesome movie. It’s one of the most thought-provoking and mind-blowing flicks you’ll ever see. Watch it this weekend if you haven’t seen it. I promise – no spoilers. As awesome as it was when I first saw it, I never thought too much about some of it’s financial mantras…
I’m always talking about how important financial automation is to financial success. This practice is one of the primary reasons I have been able to achieve so many of my own financial goals, but one of the things I haven’t addressed too heavily on the blog is some of the pitfalls of financial automation –…
This information in this post has been updated for 2019. You can read the new version here, or you can live in the past and read the old version below. 🙂 “Fuck cable. Who needs 200 channels… with lousy customer service… at $200 a month… when you only watch 4 of them?! It’s time to…
Last year the wife and I took a trip to Las Vegas for our wedding anniversary, a tradition we’ve kept up since we were married there in 2013 (Don’t freak out. It was planned). Being the quasi travel hacker that I am, we used airline points for our flights and agreed to one of those…
I probably say this a dozen times or more throughout the training videos in Get a Raise Without the Worry, my course designed to help you get a raise without negotiating. But as a show of good faith, I’m just going to drop it on you right now, for free. If you learn nothing else from…
Think about your ideal lifestyle for a moment. Get specific. Where do you live? What kind of car do you drive? What do you wear each day? What is your social life like? What is your house like? Think about every little detail. Do you ever wish you could improve that quality of life in a…