When I graduated from college back in 2009, the country was in the midst of the biggest recession since the Great Depression. During that two or three year span, the market lost nearly 50% of its value, and it didn’t fully recover until well after 2009. Luckily for me, I was a broke college student […]
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October 2018 Side Hustle Report – $2,741.54
This past October turned out to be another great side hustle month thanks to some strong showings from Airbnb and my new side hustle obsession, Bird and Lime. It’s nice to have a strong month at this point in the season since we’re now going full speed into winter, where my side hustle earnings typically […]
What Am I So Afraid Of? A Reaffirmation To Myself
When I look back at my life, I think there’s one thing that has guided a lot of my decision-making – fear. It’s a powerful emotion, one that I think pushes many of us onto the paths that we find ourselves on – whether we know it or not. Of course, a healthy dose of […]
Don’t Like Your 401k? Create Your Own 401k Instead
A few weeks ago, I finally went ahead and made my 2017 tax-year contribution to my Solo 401k. Being the lazy guy that I am, I ended up making my contribution at the very last minute, literally overnighting a cashiers check to my Solo 401k company so that I could meet the contribution deadline (I […]
September 2018 Side Hustle Report – $2,237.23
It’s time for the September 2018 edition of the Financial Panther side hustle report! If you’re new here, welcome! September was another big month on the side hustle front, with me bringing in over $2,000 from various sharing economy and gig economy side hustles. That’s pretty remarkable in my book. Most importantly, all of the […]
The Why Of Blogging
I’m still recovering from a long week at FinCon and trying to get back into the swing of things at work and here on the blog. The natural thing at this point would be to write a FinCon recap post, but a lot of people have already written about their own FinCon experience, and in […]
Why I Spend Money Attending Conferences
Over the past year, I’ve spent a pretty decent chunk of change attending various conferences and meetups. As I write this, I’ll be spending the next couple of days at FinCon, the major financial blogger conference that’s held each year. Compared to some conferences, FinCon can actually be pretty affordable. But it’s still not cheap […]