Author: Dave @ Accidental FIRE
Most people have things they’re striving for, things they want to be. For many it’s to lose weight and live healthier. Or maybe it’s to start that successful podcasting business. A common trap in modern society is to look at...
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“Final check on gear” the guide yelled. “One minute!” Our little aluminum jon boat was bobbing violently in the beautiful Caribbean waters. We were a few miles off the coast of Roatan Honduras, an island paradise famous for its scuba...
Every once in a while I read an article that touches on so many points relevant to financial independence that it must be shared. Charles Duhigg’s recent article in New York Times magazine titled “Wealthy, Successful, and Miserable” is one...
Your health. It’s everything, or at least should be treated that way. You only get one “you” in this life. One body. We’re getting good at replacing some parts, but for the most part the body you have is the...
The folks at the Hamilton Project have done it again with a great financial mapping resource. I highlighted a slick tool from them last year that maps out salary data for 320 different occupations across the country. Now they have...
I sometimes see complaints in the personal finance community that bloggers focus too much on frugality and saving money and not enough on making more money. There’s an endless number of posts about side hustling out there, but admittedly there...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A new report from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau shows that crippling student loan debt is hampering millions of people from experiencing the joy of wasting money at Whole Foods. “The numbers keep getting bigger, and there’s...
Tax season is now over and if you get a refund from the government you’ve either already received it or know how much you’re getting. I’ve written before about why getting a tax refund isn’t an optimal financial move. When...
One of my favorite professional cyclists retired at the end of 2016. Had this blog existed then I would have written about it at the time since her story relates to career and finances. Alas, I’m doing it now. Evelyn,...
Growing up, I would never have imagined I’d own a business one day. No one in my family ever had a business, and the mere concept seemed foreign to me. I was a product of my environment, which was a...
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