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 […]
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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 […]
Use Your Side Hustles To Ball Out – Just Ball Out The Right Way
One of the things I’ve done over the years is pick up a ton of different side hustles – side hustles that are, to be frank, probably “beneath” someone with my level of pedigree and prestige. After all, I went to a top law school and worked at one of the largest law firms in […]
February 2019 Side Hustle Report – $2,246.06
Welcome to another edition of the Financial Panther side hustle report! Over the last few years, I’ve sort of become known as the dude that does a lot of weird sharing economy and gig economy side hustles – so much so that I was even featured in an article on Marketwatch. I haven’t read the […]
Sub-Savings Accounts: The Best Way To Handle Short-Term Savings Goals
A reader recently asked me a question about how I recommend people handle their short-term savings goals. After crafting my response, I decided it was actually worth elaborating a little bit more about the short-term savings system I’ve used for much of my life. By using this system, I’ve been able to buy the stuff […]
Use Existing Knowledge to Create 5 Figures of Side Income
Today’s post is from my friend Erik, who runs the blog The Mastermind Within, where he writes about personal finance, self-improvement, and entrepreneurship. Erik and I have been friends for a few years now, and we actually meet up pretty regularly to bounce ideas off each other and figure out our plans to grow our […]