When my brother first started making a decent amount of money, I told him that the smartest 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 […]
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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
Bank account bonuses can be a little bit intimidating. In this guide, I walk you through everything you need to know about bank bonuses.
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 […]
January 2019 Side Hustle Report – $1,381.71
Welcome to another month of the Financial Panther Side Hustle Report. These posts detail all of the income I earned from side hustling using sharing economy and gig economy apps. It’s been a busy few weeks at work lately, which hasn’t helped me on the blogging and side hustle front, but I’m still making an […]