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.
January 2020
- 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