Not too long ago, I was an avid user of an app called Digit. That app was pretty sweet. The way Digit worked was that it analyzed the cash flow and spending on my bank account using a proprietary algorithm, then every few days, it would save away small amounts of money for me that […]
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How To Eat For Free (Or Cheap)
One of the things I noticed when I was working in biglaw was that whenever there was free food available, everyone came running. It didn’t matter if you were a lowly junior associate like I was or a big-time partner – free food was free food and everyone wanted it. It’s a funny thing. We […]
Your Financial Advisor Isn’t Free And Probably Isn’t Warren Buffett Either
When my brother first started making a decent amount of money, I told him that the smart thing he could do was to save as much of his income as he could, live modestly, and invest his money in low-cost, passively managed index funds. I assured him that if he did all of this, I […]
March 2019 Side Hustle Report – $2,909.21
Welcome back to another Financial Panther side hustle report! For new readers, each month, I document exactly what I earned from side hustling using various sharing economy and gig economy apps. I’ve been tracking all of my side hustle income since 2016, so if you’re interested, be sure to check out my past side hustle […]
How To Roll Over Your Roth IRA From Betterment To Vanguard (And Why I Did It)
This past year, I finally went ahead and rolled over my Roth IRA from Betterment to Vanguard. It’s been a long time coming. Indeed, a year ago, I wrote a post about how I was going to do exactly that – then, of course, I procrastinated and did nothing for the next 12 months. What […]
The Ultimate Guide to Bank Account Bonuses
One of the things I’ve gotten pretty good at over the years is figuring out ways to get great, risk-free rates of return on my non-invested cash. For years now, I’ve taken advantage of a little financial hack that allows me and my wife to earn a guaranteed 5% interest on up to $10,000 in […]
The College Admissions Scandal And The Lessons We Can Learn About Chasing Prestige
If you’ve been following the news, you’ve probably seen or read something about this whole college admissions scandal. In mid-March, the Department of Justice busted a bunch of rich and famous people in a nationwide scheme in which parents paid people to cheat on SAT or ACT exams and/or bribed school officials to help get […]