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We Refinanced Our Mortgage

Last Updated on May 16, 2020May 16, 2020 23 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 […]

$600,000 Earned In A Decade – What Do I Have To Show For It?

Last Updated on January 30, 2020January 30, 2020 14 Comments
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Earlier this month, I put together two posts looking back at the past decade of my life (which you can read here and here). I’ve had a lot of important and formative events happen to me over the past decade – graduating law school, starting my first job, meeting my wife and getting married, quitting […]

My $42,000 Emergency Fund

Last Updated on February 21, 2020January 26, 2020 30 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 […]

The Best Personal Finance Books

Last Updated on August 28, 2019August 28, 2019 4 Comments
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I read a lot of books and over the years I’ve compiled a decent reading list of what I think are the best personal finance books. When you think about it, books are an amazing tool with a really high return on investment. You can usually get them for free at the library, so they […]