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First Tech Federal Credit Union $100 Referral Bonus – Step By Step Guide

Last Updated on October 16, 2021December 9, 2020
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*The terms state that this offer expired on December 31, 2020. The referral link still shows up, but there’s no guarantee that you will get the bonus given that the terms say the offer is only valid through December 31, 2020. I’ll update this post again if it comes back. If you’re looking for more […]

Barista FIRE: Not Quite Financial Independence, But Pretty Close

Last Updated on April 17, 2023December 3, 2020 15 Comments
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When it comes to the different sub-genres of FIRE, my favorite is probably what has been coined Barista FIRE. I wrote about Barista FIRE several years ago in a post I titled The Dream of Barista FIRE. In that post, I thought about some of my favorite jobs I had back when I was in […]

Bank Account Bonus Rules: How Do I Keep Earning Bank Bonuses Each Year?

Last Updated on April 11, 2023November 28, 2020 18 Comments
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A reader recently asked me a question that I thought was worth answering in a full post. His question – how do I keep earning so many bank account bonuses each year? It’s a question that I hadn’t really thought about, but indeed, over the past five years, I’ve earned more from bank account bonuses […]

Becoming A Millionaire With The $30 A Day Retirement Strategy

Last Updated on March 27, 2024November 23, 2020 4 Comments
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There’s a little-known fact about investing that most people don’t appreciate until they really think about it. That fact is this: if you give yourself enough time, the amount you have to save in order to end up with a large sum of money is actually very reasonable. Perhaps nothing can open your eyes to […]

Coast FIRE: The Tipping Point On The Path To Financial Independence

Last Updated on April 17, 2023November 18, 2020 21 Comments
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A brand of FIRE that everyone pursuing financial independence will have to hit at some point is Coast FIRE. Coast FIRE is defined as when you have enough money saved up that, without any additional contributions, the growth on that initial nest egg will be enough to fully support your lifestyle at traditional retirement age. This is possible because of the power of time and compound interest.

October 2020 Side Hustle Report – $1,577.46

Last Updated on August 28, 2021November 13, 2020 22 Comments
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It’s a new month, which means it’s time for another edition of the Financial Panther Side Hustle Report. Today, we’ll be looking at my side hustle earnings for October 2020. As a quick recap for those of you that are new to this, each month I document exactly what I made from side hustling using […]

Getting More From My Emergency Fund With 3% and 5% Interest Savings Accounts

Last Updated on October 17, 2023November 3, 2020 60 Comments
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With interest rates where they are right now, I no longer recommend anyone jump through the hoops of using Netspend to open multiple 5% interest accounts. Instead, I recommend using Raisin, which is a free high-yield savings option that you can set up in minutes. Check out my post on Raisin here. In the interest […]

Comparisons, Anchoring, And How To Barely Scrape By On A $400,000 Income

Last Updated on August 28, 2021October 18, 2020 6 Comments
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The first real job I ever had was as a lawyer at a big law firm. The job paid six-figures per year, so at 26-years-old, I was making an income that put me in the top 5% of earners in my age group. It was an unreal sum of money for me. Up until that […]

Good Enough Investing

Last Updated on August 28, 2021October 11, 2020 10 Comments
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A few weeks ago, I wrote a post about simple investing strategies that anyone can use. As I wrote this post, I realized an important principle that’s guided my investing strategy ever since I got my first job. It’s a principle that I think is important enough to warrant its own post. The basic principle? Good […]

September 2020 Side Hustle Report – $3,187.22

Last Updated on August 28, 2021October 8, 2020 4 Comments
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Hey folks and welcome to another edition of the Financial Panther side hustle report! As regular readers know, each month I document exactly what I made from side hustling using various sharing economy and gig economy apps. Some of these apps are ones you’ve probably heard of before. Others might be new to you. My […]

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