One of the things about moving towards self-employment and full-time side hustling (admittedly an oxymoron) is that I’m on the hook for paying all of my taxes. When you’re employed in a regular job, taxes often seem like an afterthought – they just get taken out of your paycheck by your employer without you really […]
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Why You Should Airbnb Your House When You Travel
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]