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Holes in the Boat That Are Draining Your Bank Account

February 19, 2024

There’s a personal finance analogy about holes in the boat draining your bank account. The more holes you have, the more likely your boat is

5 Simple Lifestyle Choices Guaranteed to Save You Money

February 5, 2024

Money can seem very complicated. Terms like investment advisors, tax advantaged accounts, fiduciary, leverage-it’s overwhelming for a lot of people. Cutting through some of the

Should You Buy a New (or Slightly Used) Car? Six Factors

January 29, 2024

Should I buy a new (or used) car or keep my old one? This is a question that comes up a lot in personal finance

6 Things I’m Glad I Spend Money On

January 22, 2024

Most of personal finance is about saving, investing, optimizing, and similar topics. All of which are incredibly important–and foundational to success with money. Today I’m

A Different Spin on an Emergency Fund: Massive Prevention

January 15, 2024

Almost all personal finance and money experts recommend having an emergency fund. The standard advice is three to six months, and up to a year

Personal Finance Topics to Educate Yourself About When You’re Just Starting Out

January 8, 2024

Personal finance can be an overwhelming and complex topic. My goal with my writing is to simplify things into bite-sized easy to understand posts. That’s

8 Good Reasons to Save Money

December 4, 2023

There are really great reasons to save money. Before we get too much into it, let’s start by acknowledging that cash, or saving money, has

How I Have a Near Perfect Credit Score: And How You Can Too

November 27, 2023

Most of my posts are about financial principles that have worked for hundreds of years, and will likely work for hundreds more. Today I’m focusing

Reverse Compounding: Avoid It!

November 20, 2023

Today I’m writing about something that is plaguing the everyday person: reverse compounding. It’s something I used to take part in because I had credit