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The Unexpected Benefit of Earning Less Money Each Year

Last Updated on August 28, 2021April 27, 2021 17 Comments
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An assumption a lot of people make when thinking about their income is that it’ll have a sort of linear, upward trajectory. It’s a logical assumption to make. Each year, you gain more experience, get promotions, earn raises, and move to higher-paying jobs. It’s natural to think that as you progress in your career, your […]

There Are Very Few Decisions That Will Ruin Your Life

Last Updated on August 28, 2021April 22, 2021 23 Comments
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If you spend too much time listening to what most people tell you, it can often feel like we don’t have much room to make mistakes. I know that’s how I’ve often felt. For most of my life, I was taught that you needed to do things a certain way – go to a good […]

My Legal Career And The Example Of Sunk Costs

Last Updated on June 3, 2021April 16, 2021 18 Comments
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My mom has been staying with us for the past few months to help us take care of our son, and as a result, she’s been able to get a look at my daily work routine as a full-time writer and blogger. Most mornings, after I drop my son off at daycare, I get home, […]

Daycare Is My Largest Monthly Expense – But There’s More To It Than Just Money

Last Updated on April 13, 2021April 13, 2021 11 Comments
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There’s a thing I’ve noticed about the way some people think about how we should make decisions – they seem to think of every decision we make in terms of money. Of course, this is a blog about money, so naturally, money is the primary way we think about our decisions here. But as I’ve […]

You Can Grit Through Anything For A Bit, But You Shouldn’t Do It Forever

Last Updated on August 28, 2021March 30, 2021 15 Comments
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My first year of law school was probably the craziest and most stressful year of my life. That’s because, in the legal world, a lot of your future career prospects are based on the grades you get in your first year. To make things even more stressful, almost every class I had that year calculated […]