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 […]
Money Hacks
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 […]
A Better Emergency Fund Strategy
One of the common questions I see in the financial independence community is this: What is the best way to handle your emergency fund? It seems like this question has come up even more with the recent launch of high-yield savings accounts from fintech companies like Betterment and Wealthfront, not to mention all of the […]
Restaurant Secret Shopper Jobs – A Strategy To Eat For Free And Hack Your Food Expenses
One of the common refrains you’ll hear from most personal finance experts is to properly manage your big three expenses: housing, transportation, and food. This makes sense – according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, these three expenses account for 62% of your typical household’s yearly spending. If you can keep these three expenses under […]
My Strategy For Longer-Term Savings Goals
A little while ago, I wrote a post that I called, “How To Afford Anything You Want.” As the name suggests, the thesis of that post was that anyone can afford to buy whatever it is they want – it just requires creating a few systems and taking a little bit of time to plan […]
How To Afford Anything You Want
A few days ago, a friend of mine texted me to tell me that the NFL released their schedule for the upcoming season, and as luck would have it, our hometown team, the Washington Redskins, would be in Minnesota to play the Vikings. We’ve always tried our best to attend games when DC teams come […]