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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 […]

Strategies For Dealing With The Next Recession

Last Updated on March 13, 2020March 13, 2020 6 Comments
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I’ve always thought that one of the formative periods of my life was the Great Recession of 2008 and 2009. It’s an event that I think defined my cohort. We graduated into one of the worst economic periods in history, and if the studies are right, it might have set us back financially for the […]

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 […]

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 […]

The Impact Of Friction And How It Holds Us Back From Getting Things Done

Last Updated on November 30, 2019November 30, 2019 8 Comments
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When I quit my job earlier this year to go all-in on this blog, I knew that I had a few housekeeping tasks that I needed to complete. This included rolling over my 403b to my Solo 401k and getting health insurance before my 60-day COBRA retroactive period came to an end. Of course, both […]