Kevin over at Financial Panther is the king of side hustles! I first met him back at FinCon in 2018. He was a full-time lawyer…
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Net Worth Report #3 – “Cup of Tea”
Well, paint me green and call me a pickle! Last month the Dow Jones industrial average experienced its biggest monthly gain in more than 33…
Sequence Of Returns Risk – Why You Should Care
Sequence of returns risk? Sounds like something only old, rich, retired people have to worry about… As long as I save up 25X my annual…
Happy Thanksgiving! Here’s Some Good Reads From Around The Interwebs…
Happy Spanksgiving! 😉 Hope you’re all safe and enjoying the holidays :) Here are some fun and interesting personal finance reads from around the web……
The Season of GIVING… Giving Back and Giving Thanks!
The giving season has begun! Growing up in Australia, we didn’t celebrate Thanksgiving. Actually, there’s no national holiday even like it down there. After moving…
How to Save Money in College
[My buddy Fiona, a.k.a The Millennial Money Woman is a financial ninja! She graduated college debt-free by working 50-plus hour weeks (on top of her…
Bustin’ a Few Myths About the FIRE Movement
For every “movement” where a group of people band together and try to improve their lives, there will always be a handful of nay-sayers trying…
The TINA effect – There Is No Alternative
Have you guys ever heard of this thing called the Tina Effect? I just learned about it and found it really interesting. It might shed…
Net Worth Report #2 – “One Little Duck”
Before getting to the net worth update, 2 quick things to share… The first is a comment I received last month from a reader, Max…
How I Appealed My Ridiculous Property Taxes
Last week I got my property tax bill. $5,185. Booooooo. Many counties across Texas decided that 2020 was a good time to increase everyone’s assessed…