Do you know how easy it is to blow $10,000 in 1 year on useless crap? Easy! Just do $27.40 of mindless impulse spending each…
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Kids and Money: “It All Starts With the Allowance”
[Since last month’s post about teaching kids financial independence, I’ve received a TON of awesome comments and stories from parents sharing how they teach their…
You Don’t Have to Be Good at Math to Be Good at Personal Finance
Happy Friday! Who’s looking forward to an awesome weekend!? 🙋♂️🙋♀️ Today I’m gonna share something a little embarrassing… It’s the final report card from my…
The 1% Rule Explained, Using Malibu Mansions!
Do we really need another blog post explaining the 1% rule for real estate investing? Yes! Because I’m gonna explain it using examples with ridiculously…
Is Health Insurance Worth the Cost? Because Daaaaaang, It’s Expensive!
When I mentioned a few months back that my wife and I haven’t had health insurance for the past couple years, some of you thought…
Rental Property vs Stocks – Tracking Experiment Continued …
A couple months ago I talked about comparing rental property vs stocks, using 2 of my personal assets as examples we can track over time….
A Dog’s Guide to Personal Finance 🐕
Happy Friday, you stunningly beautiful and handsome people! (I don’t know what you actually look like in real life, but when I close my eyes…
What Is Net Worth? (Plus How to Calculate Yours!)
Who wants to be a millionaire? Everybody, right? But how exactly do you get there? For starters, you need to keep track of your money…
6 Ways My Parents Taught Me Financial Independence
Want to teach your kids financial independence? Here’s how mine did! “Hey Mum, this is my friend Daniel from school.” “Nice to meet you, Daniel,…
Good Personal Finance Reads From Around the Interweb!
Happy Friday, y’all! Here are a handful of good reads and fun stuff for personal finance nerds from around the web recently … ***** How…