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My $42,000 Emergency Fund

Last Updated on February 21, 2020January 26, 2020 25 Comments
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A few years ago, my wife and I had to pull a bunch of cash out of our emergency fund in order to fund the final year of her residency and cover some other big bills that came with her purchasing a practice and starting her career. Most people don’t realize it, but unlike medical […]

Making Over $7,000 In Bank Account Bonuses In One Year

Last Updated on February 23, 2020January 18, 2020 28 Comments
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Sometime not too long ago, my sister-in-law was over at my house and noticed a huge stack of credit and debit cards on my dining room table – probably 75 of them at least. It’s an admittedly laughable amount of cards for anyone to have. “You have a problem,” she opined. That’s a fair assessment […]

The Benefits Of Paying Taxes With Your Credit Card

Last Updated on March 17, 2020January 15, 2020 6 Comments
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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 […]

Why You Should Airbnb Your House When You Travel

Last Updated on December 9, 2019December 9, 2019 2 Comments
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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

Last Updated on October 31, 2019October 31, 2019 6 Comments
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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 […]