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Health Insurance When You’re Self-Employed

Last Updated on September 19, 2020September 19, 2020 1 Comment
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When I quit my job last year to go full-time with blogging and side hustling, not only did I lose my steady paycheck, I also lost my health insurance. The health insurance I had at my job was pretty good too. My employer paid my monthly premiums, which meant I paid nothing for my health […]

Best Ways To Save For College: The College Savings Strategies We’re Using With Our New Baby

Last Updated on August 14, 2020August 14, 2020 18 Comments
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Life has changed a lot for me and my family since we had a baby earlier this year. Besides the obvious day-to-day changes that have happened, adding a baby into our life has also meant a significant change to our overall future financial plans. Retirement and financial independence isn’t the only thing we have to […]

Micromobility In A Post-Pandemic World – More Important Than Ever

Last Updated on May 21, 2020May 21, 2020 14 Comments
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Here’s an interesting fact about me: I’m 33 years old and I’ve never bought a car in my life. That’s sort of a strange thing for someone my age. Depending on how old you are, you’ve likely bought multiple cars over the years – the stats say that your average person buys a new car […]

We Refinanced Our Mortgage

Last Updated on May 16, 2020May 16, 2020 21 Comments
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Around the end of February, I started getting wind that mortgage interest rates were plummeting to record lows. This was about two weeks before the Covid-19 pandemic broke out here in the United States, but I guess the market was starting to notice that something was happening. At the time, I was pretty oblivious to […]

Job Shutdowns And Why You Should Have An Emergency Fund

Last Updated on March 20, 2020March 20, 2020 11 Comments
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Earlier this week, my wife got an email from the state dental association asking dental offices to shut down until the end of the month for non-emergency dental care. It’s technically not mandated, but like many of us going through the current Coronavirus pandemic, we’re doing our part to limit the spread of this virus […]