Happy Friday, y’all! Before I share net worth numbers, I have 2 exciting things … FREE Finance Course From Rebel Finance School Last year my…
2 Big Differences Between Successful and Unsuccessful Investors
I have a friend who is a cryptocurrency millionaire. Woohoo! …But another friend has LOST thousands of dollars messing with crypto. ☹️ I know a…
FIRE Lessons From the Jamaican Bobsled Team
One side effect of being a FIRE blogger is that money is always on your brain. Everywhere you look, you see personal finance topics and…
Retired at 43: “No Gambling, No Lotteries, No Bitcoin”
Hey, everyone! We got a comment on the million dollar club page a while back that I thought was pretty interesting … so I dug…
Sexy for All the Wrong Reasons
You’ve probably forgotten about this, but when you signed up for this Budgets newsletter, you were asked, “How did you come across this blog?” All…
2020 Review and ROI of My Rental Duplex
Hey there, money nerds! How’s your 2020 tax return going? Who else out there besides me gets turned on by a long 1040 Form, multiple…
Money, Morals, and Decisions on the Path to FIRE
My friend hit me up with an interesting dilemma the other day. It’s one of those money vs. moral problems, and I think many of…
Richard Branson, Over-Sharing, and How to Talk About FIRE
One day, back in his early 20s, Richard Branson was at a conference table meeting with some investors. He was about to sell one of…
7 Side Hustles Perfect for Couples
A few years back, I ran home really excited to tell my wife, “Babe! I found a way we can make some extra cash together!…
Dollar Cost Averaging vs Lump Sum Investing (What to Do With a Pile of Cash)
A friend of mine just admitted to me a big money problem… She has a little over $200,000 in CASH sitting in her checking account!…