The past few months have been a bit of a whirlwind of travel for me. During this stretch, I visited some friends in New York and San Francisco, did some hiking in Rocky Mountain National Park, stayed at the Waldorf Astoria while my wife and I were in Chicago for a conference, and relaxed at […]
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The Impact Of Friction And How It Holds Us Back From Getting Things Done
When I quit my job in 2019 to go all-in on this blog, I knew that I had a few housekeeping tasks that I needed to complete. This included rolling over my 403b to my Solo 401k and getting health insurance before my 60-day COBRA retroactive period came to an end. Of course, both of […]
Five Financial Adjustments I Had to Make After Leaving Biglaw
Today, I have a guest post from Marissa Geannette, who writes over on her blog, The Unbillable Life. I discovered Marissa’s blog earlier this year and found her story to be very relatable. Like me, Marissa is also a former Biglaw attorney that made the jump to self-employment, moving off the clear, career path in […]
There’s Treasure Everywhere!
One of my favorite comic strips of all time is Calvin and Hobbes, the story of a precocious 6-year old kid and his stuffed animal tiger – seen as a stuffed tiger to everyone else, but very much alive when viewed through Calvin’s eyes. It’s a comic that really spoke to me from the moment […]
October 2019 Side Hustle Report – $3,114.60
We’re heading towards Thanksgiving, so it’s time for me to provide a recap of what I earned from side hustling in the sharing and gig economy in October 2019. As a quick recap, each month, I document exactly what I made from various sharing economy and gig economy apps. Before I quit my job to […]
You’ve Paid Off Your Debt, Now How Do You Invest?
When I paid off my student loans back in 2016, I found myself with a lot of cash that I could suddenly start investing with. Paying off debt is hard, but for the most part, the actual act of paying off debt doesn’t require a lot of knowledge. There’s no secret to paying off debt […]
Graduating College Early – That’s Probably What I Should Have Done
When I look back at my college years, it often occurs to me that I probably should have tried graduating college early. I’ve always been a bit of an over-achiever. When I was in high school, I took every AP class that I could manage, ending up with 8 AP classes over the course of […]
How To Make Money While Traveling (And No, You Don’t Have To Become A Blogger)
One thing that I think a lot of people want to do is to be able to make money while traveling. Doing this is something that has generally been in the domain of the digital nomad types, typically young people who work online and are able to do their work from anywhere. For the rest […]
September 2019 Side Hustle Report – $2,806.81
Thanks for tuning in to another Financial Panther Side Hustle Report. Over the past three years, I’ve tracked exactly what I’ve made from side hustling using various sharing economy and gig economy apps. Each month, I share those numbers with you. Today I’ll be sharing my September 2019 side hustling numbers. Below is a breakdown […]
Shipt Shopper App: My Grocery Delivery Side Hustle
With a decent number of Shipt deliveries under my belt, I thought it’d make sense for me to go over what my experience as a Shipt Shopper has been like, how I’ve made it work for me, and whether it’s something that you could incorporate into your own life.
