For the past few years, my savings numbers, I think, have been pretty good. I graduated from law school back in 2013 with zero dollars in savings and $87,000 in student loans. My net worth, obviously, was well into the negatives. Fast forward five years later and things are looking pretty different. My student loans are […]
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The Privilege Of Biking To Work
I bike to work five days a week, and every once in a while, I like to reflect on how fortunate I am to be able to do that. It’s a wonderful situation that I find myself in. I live close enough to my office that biking to work isn’t a particularly difficult thing for […]
You Choose What You Can Afford
Sometime not too long ago, my wife and I had lunch with my brother and a friend of his. It was our first time meeting this friend, so we got into all of the usual pleasantries that come with meeting someone – what do you do, where do you live, and other things like that. […]
Where To Get 5% Interest Savings Accounts Now That Insight Is Gone
One of the most popular posts I’ve written on this blog is a post I wrote some time ago about how I’m able to put away as much as $50,000 in FDIC insured savings accounts that earn a guaranteed 5% interest. It’s far and away my most commented on post, garnering well over 500 comments […]
Albert App Review – Smart, Automatic Savings (And Another Free Alternative To Digit)
One of the keys to being successful with money is to have a strong money system in place. You’ll find that once you’ve done that, money just seems to build up without you even realizing it. I don’t really budget, and to be honest, I’m not really all that frugal either. And yet, every month, […]
Don’t Worry About Rate Of Return, Worry About Savings Rate
A friend of mine recently remarked to me about how much his Amazon stock has grown over the past two years. He bought his shares back in 2015 when Amazon was selling at around $400 per share. Today, Amazon sits at over $1,400 per share. As my buddy made clear, that’s well over a 200% increase. […]