Below, you’ll find links to every post that I’ve written here on Financial Panther since I started this blog in 2016. I go through a lot of topics on this blog, so there should be a little something for everyone here. Feel free to click on anything that catches your eye!
Posts are listed in chronological order with the newest posts on top.
April 2020
March 2020
- Job Shutdowns And Why You Should Have An Emergency Fund
- Strategies For Dealing With The Next Recession
- February 2020 Side Hustle Report – $1,197.64
- Do Bonds Really Stop People From Freaking Out?
February 2020
- A Thanksgiving Trip To Miraval Arizona Resort & Spa With Hyatt Points
- Side Hustling And Taxes – And Why I Don’t Worry About Taxes That Much
- Lively HSA Review: The Best Free HSA For People Pursuing Financial Independence
- January 2020 Side Hustle Report – $1,186.80
- More Important Than The Perfect Portfolio – It’s Picking Something And Sticking With It
January 2020
- $600,000 Earned In A Decade – What Do I Have To Show For It?
- My $42,000 Emergency Fund
- Making Over $7,000 In Bank Account Bonuses In One Year
- The Benefits Of Paying Taxes With Your Credit Card
- December 2019 Side Hustle Report – $1,541.50
- My Decade In Review, Part 2: Diverging Off The Clear Career Path
- My Decade In Review, Part 1: How I Started On This Road
December 2019
- Combining SoFi Experiences And Travel Hacking For Free Flights And Free Events
- November 2019 Side Hustle Report – $3,233.67
- Why You Should Airbnb Your House When You Travel
November 2019
- The Impact Of Friction And How It Holds Us Back From Getting Things Done
- Five Financial Adjustments I Had To Make After Leaving Biglaw
- There’s Treasure Everywhere!
- October 2019 Side Hustle Report – $3,114.60
- You’ve Paid Off Your Debt, Now How Do You Invest?
October 2019
- Graduating College Early – That’s Probably What I Should Have Done
- How To Make Money While Traveling (And No, You Don’t Have To Become A Blogger)
- September 2019 Side Hustle Report – $2,806.81
- Shipt Shopper App: My Grocery Delivery Side Hustle
September 2019
- Create Your Own FI
- Dollar Cost Averaging By Necessity
- August 2019 Side Hustle Report – $3,356.27
- Make Your Job Fit Around Your Life
August 2019
- The Best Personal Finance Books
- Introducing PersonalFinanceBlogs.com – A New Content Curation Site
- July 2019 Side Hustle Report – $3,872.60
- Electric Micromobility – This Is The Way To Move Around A City
- The Relative Value Of Money
July 2019
- A Better Emergency Fund Strategy
- Thoughts About Career Paths And Taking Risks
- Restaurant Secret Shopper Jobs – A Strategy To Eat For Free And Hack Your Food Expenses
- June 2019 Side Hustle Report – $4,129.76
- Playing With Fire – Documentary Film Review And Thoughts
- The Ultimate Mustachian Side Hustle: Delivering Food On Your Bike With Gig Economy Apps
June 2019
- The Benefits Of Graduating During The Financial Crisis
- Chime Bank + Catch App: The Combination I Use To Manage My Side Hustle Income
- May 2019 Side Hustle Report – $3,879.97
- The Reverse Latte Factor – How You Can Side Hustle Your Way To Financial Independence
- My Strategy For Longer-Term Savings Goals
May 2019
- The FIRE Movement And An Alternative Way To Think About Your Working Years
- April 2019 Side Hustle Report – $3,919.75
- I Quit My Job – Rejecting The Clear Career Path And Going Out On My Own
April 2019
- How To Afford Anything You Want
- Dobot App Review 2019 – A Legit Free Alternative To Digit
- How To Eat For Free (Or Cheap)
- Your Financial Advisor Isn’t Free And Probably Isn’t Warren Buffet Either
- March 2019 Side Hustle Report -$2.909.21
- How To Roll Over Your Roth IRA From Betterment To Vanguard (And Why I Did It)
March 2019
- The Ultimate Guide To Bank Account Bonuses
- The College Admissions Scandal And The Lessons We Can Learn About Chasing Prestige
- Use Your Side Hustles To Ball Out – Just Ball Out The Right Way
- February 2019 Side Hustle Report – $2,246.06
- Sub-Savings Accounts: The Best Way To Handle Short-Term Savings Goals
February 2019
- Use Existing Knowledge to Create 5 Figures of Side Income
- January 2019 Side Hustle Report – $1,381.71
- House Hacking With Airbnb – Recapping My Third Year of Airbnb House Hacking
January 2019
- You Can’t Vs. Why Can’t You
- Best Personal Finance Related YouTube Channels
- Financial Panther 2018 Personal And Blog Year In Review
- December 2018 Side Hustle Report – $1493.83
- You Don’t Need To Start Your Career In Your 20s
- Financial Panther 2018 Credit Card Recap: 1 Million Points Earned In One Year!
December 2018
November 2018
- What Matters In A Downturn – It’s Not Your Investments, It’s Losing Your Job
- October 2018 Side Hustle Report – $2,741.54
- What Am I So Afraid Of? A Reaffirmation To Myself
October 2018
- Don’t Like Your 401k? Create Your Own 401k Instead
- September 2018 Side Hustle Report – $2,237.23
- The Why Of Blogging
September 2018
- Why I Spend Money Attending Conferences
- How To Start Travel Hacking – What Should Be Your First Credit Card?
- August 2018 Side Hustle Report – $3,799.45
- Robo-Advisors Would Have Changed My Investing Life
August 2018
- July 2018 Side Hustle Report – $1,759.07
- Bird Charger and Lime Juicer – Side Hustling As An Electric Scooter Charger
- A Confession: I Cut Back On Savings (And I’m Kinda Broke Now)
July 2018
- Lawyers, Doctors, and the Appeal of the Clear Career Path
- June 2018 Side Hustle Report – $2,168.18
- The Privilege Of Biking to Work
June 2018
- You Choose What You Can Afford
- What’s In My Wallet: A List Of All Of My Credit Cards
- May 2018 Side Hustle Report – $1,511.63
- Fighting The Innate Urge To Chase Prestige
- Where To Get 5% Interest Savings Accounts Now That Insight Is Gone
May 2018
- Travel Hacking, Work, and Embracing Fast Travel
- April 2018 Side Hustle Report – $1,206.74
- Opportunity Cost And My Wife’s $500,000 Residency Program
- The Financial Panther Money System (The Accounts, Tools, and Apps I Use In My Financial Life)
April 2018
March 2018
- February 2018 Side Hustle Report – $3,555.79
- Neighborhood Arbitrage – The Advantages Of Living In A College Neighborhood
- Albert App Review – Smart, Automatic Savings (And Another Free Alternative To Digit)
- Business Credit Cards: The Ultimate Tool For Travel Hackers
- An Investing Tip – Learn To Be Happy With Enough
February 2018
- Monetize Your Life And Get Paid To Live
- January 2018 Side Hustle Report -$1,147.67
- Stop Worrying About The Market, Your Investments Aren’t Your Income
- Don’t Worry About Rate Of Return, Worry About Savings Rate
January 2018
- It’s Better To Side Hustle When You Make More Money
- Over 600,000 Miles Earned In One Year – A Recap Of My First Year of Travel Hacking
- Earning Our First Southwest Companion Pass
- How Much Can You Contribute To Your Solo 401k?
- December 2017 Side Hustle Report – $1,022.53
- Start With Betterment or Wealthfront, Graduate To Vanguard
- How I’ve Received Thousands Of Dollars Worth Of Free Stuff From Refinancing My Student Loans With SoFi
December 2017
- A Look Back At My Favorite Financial Panther Posts of 2017
- November 2017 Side Hustle Report – $1,450.57
- The Dream of Barista FIRE
- Arcadia Power Review – A Free Way To Support Clean Energy
- No Dad, I Didn’t Get Fired
November 2017
- Podcast Interview – Talking Money, Happiness, and Side Hustles On Fire Drill Podcast
- 7 Best Cashback Apps That Everyone Should Use
- How To Get A Google Home Mini For $5
- The Many Ways To Get Triple Tax-Advantaged Savings
- FinancialPanther.co Is Now FinancialPanther.com (Finally!)
- October 2017 Side Hustle Report – $1,884.13
- How Much Does It Cost To Go To FinCon? (Plus A FinCon Recap)
October 2017
- Guest Post – 5 Benefits Of Working On Rover
- Understanding Your Side Hustle Taxes
- Using Airbnb To Create Your Home Maintenance Fund
- What is the Best 529 Plan – A Guide To Choosing Your College Savings Plan
- Interview – Talking Side Hustles With Four Pillar Freedom
- A Weekend In New York City, Compliments of Hyatt and SoFi
- September 2017 Side Hustle Report – $2,055.19
- Saver’s Credit – How To Qualify For This Little Known Tax Credit
- Don’t Get Taken Advantage Of When It Comes To Your Retirement Plan For Work
September 2017
- Southwest Companion Pass – How To Fly For Free For Two Years
- For The New Investor – It Doesn’t Matter What The Market Is Doing Now
- Guest Post – Where And How I Cut Back Financially And How Much I Was Able To Save
- August 2017 Side Hustle Report – $2,495.90
- What To Do With Your 401k When You Change Jobs
- I’m Switching To A Non-Traditional Legal Career
- Yes, You Can Bike To Work
August 2017
- What You Need To Know About The Chase One Sapphire Card Per Person Rule
- The Best Apps and Websites For Selling Your Stuff
- Wag App Review – My Experience As An On-Demand Dog Walker
- Two Things That Make Paying Off Debt Harder Than It Seems
- July 2017 Side Hustle Report – $1,816.50
- Create A Stupid Mistakes Fund For Your Stupid Mistakes
July 2017
- Why Biglawyers Need To Pay Off Their Loans Fast
- FinTech Keeps Pivoting – Pivot With It
- The Underrated Value Of A Side Hustle For Early Retirement
- 7 Of My Favorite Personal Finance Related YouTube Channels
- Be Comfortable With Being Uncomfortable
- June 2017 Side Hustle Report – $1,071.14
- Guest Post – How Your Thoughts Affect Your Investments
June 2017
- What Financial Health Means To Me
- Why I Decided To Start Investing Before I’m Debt Free
- WiseBanyan Review: A Free Robo Advisor
- May 2017 Side Hustle Report – $1,625.11
- $500,000 Worth Of Student Loans – Could You Pay It Off In Just A Few Years?
- Chase 5/24 Rule – What You Need To Know In Order To Maximize Your Travel Hacking
May 2017
- You Don’t Have To Keep Up With The Joneses When It Comes To Investing
- Saving Money Isn’t About Self Control
- An Amateur Travel Hacker’s First Experience With Travel Hacking
- I’m Back In Debt Again
- Catching Up Financially Is Pretty Easy
- April 2017 Side Hustle Report – $399.04
- 5 Things I’ve Learned From Putting Together A Wedding
April 2017
- 9 Best New Personal Finance Podcasts
- How Much Did I Save In 2016?
- Financial Panther Around The Web
- Dobot App Review – A Free Alternative To Digit
- Fidelity Solo 401k: A Step By Step Guide To Setting Up Your Self-Employed Retirement Plan
- March 2017 Side Hustle Report – $1,251.91
- Save $100,000 By Solving The Last Mile Problem
- How I Made $14k In One Year With The Sharing Economy
March 2017
- My Student Loan Refinancing Experience
- Where Should You Put Your Emergency Fund?
- Paying Off Debt Is Never “Easy”
- Earn Tax-Free Airbnb Income With The Masters Rule
- Independent Contractor vs. Employee: It Pays To Not Be An Employee In The Sharing Economy
- What’s The Most You Could Save In Tax Advantaged Accounts?
- Why Does Anyone Invest In Expensive Funds?
- February 2017 Side Hustle Report – $800.33
- We All Have To Start Somewhere
February 2017
- When Leaving Big Law, The Financial Struggle Shouldn’t Be Real
- Don’t Know What To Do With Your Life: Why Not Retire Early?
- Live Like A Student: Embrace Non-Traditional Ways Of Living
- Insight Card: A Step-By-Step Guide to 5% Interest
- Questions To Think About When You’re Setting Up Your HSA
- The HSA: The Perfect Retirement Accounts For Millennials
- Job Spotter App Review: Earn Extra Money By Taking Pictures Of Hiring Signs
- January 2017 Side Hustle Report
- Do You Use Work As An Excuse Not To Reach Financial Independence?
January 2017
- Netspend Account: 5% Interest Saving and $20 Signup Bonus
- Net Worth Report – Q4 (2016)
- Wealth Is Relative – Remember This And Be Happier
- The 529 Plan Hack For Current Students
- What Does Financial Panther Invest In?
- Pay Off Your Student Loans Now – It Doesn’t Get Any Easier Later
- December 2016 Side Hustle Report
- Aim To Max Out All Of Your Retirement Accounts This Year
December 2016
- Financial Panther’s 2016 Recap: A Year Of Big Changes
- The 52 Week Money Challenge: The Easiest Way To Save $1,378 Without Even Trying
- The Solo 401k: The Side Hustler’s Bonus Retirement Account
- Qapital Review – A Free App To Automate Your Savings
- How I Invest In My Employer Sponsored Retirement Plans, Part 2: Know Your Plans
- November 2016 Side Hustle Report
- Making Money With Airbnb: Why I Rent Out Our Guest Room
- Is It Possible To Make Over $50 Per Hour As A Bike Messenger?
November 2016
- A Reminder: You Probably Make A Lot More Thank You Think
- How I Invest In My Employer Sponsored Retirement Plans, Part 1: My Core Investing Policy
- Give Yourself A Raise By Creating Your Own Overtime
- Why I’m A Huge Fan Of Robo-Advisors
- Has There Ever Been An Easier Time To Start A Side Hustle?
- Do You Have The Strength And Stamina To Survive A Trump Presidency?
- October 2016 Side Hustle Report
- Why I Prefer To Pay Off Debt Aggressively
October 2016
- Do You Know How Much Your Debt Costs You Per Day?
- Why Bikeshare Systems Are The Best Form Of Public Transit
- My Postmates Side Hustle: Getting Paid To Bike Around Town
- The Only Secret To Paying Off Debt Is To Be A Weirdo
- A Breakdown Of How I Paid Off $87,000 Of Student Loans In 2.5 Years
- Pay Off Debt By Rejecting The “It Isn’t Possible” Mentality
- Net Worth Report – Q3 (2016)
- September 2016 Side Hustle Report
September 2016
- Why Your Average Lawyer Can’t Pay Their Student Loans
- Avoiding Paycheck Complacency
- Podcasts I Recommend To Improve Your Financial Life
- Your Side Hustle Is Worth A Lot More Than You Think
- Our Basic 10 Year Plan (And What Might Trip Us Up)
- I Can Afford The New iPhone And You Can Too
- August 2016 Side Hustle Report
- How I Save The Same Amount Of Money Despite A $50,000 Paycut
- Prism App Review – An Awesome Free Bill Management App
- Why You Should Be A Lazy Investor Instead Of A Stock Picker
August 2016
- Making Over $1000 Selling Trash Finds Found In One Dumpster
- How I Make Over $2000 Per Year On DogVacay and Rover
- I Was Featured On The His And Her Money Show
- July 2016 Side Hustle Report
- Your Income Does Not Always Go Up. The Importance of Living On Less.
July 2016
- Your Spare Change Should Be Saved, Not Invested
- Getting On The Same Financial Page Before Marriage
- If You Are Young And Have A High Income: Treat It As A Windfall
- June 2016 Side Hustle Report