Sunken Costs And Stubbornness
We had just partied like it was 1999. I was coming up on 3 years into my investing career, and even though I mostly had mutual funds, I still liked the idea of researching and picking a winning stock. Having...
Author: Dave @ Accidental FIRE
The Cost Of Car Ownership By State
If you’ve spent time on my blog you probably know I’m not the biggest fan of driving and America’s obsession with cars. There’s the 40,000 deaths it causes every year (more than 100 every day…). There’s the smog and carbon...
My Health Insurance Company Wants Me To Be Unhealthy
It was New Year’s Eve 2016, and I had 394 running miles for the year. I’ve always been a little bit of a numbers guy, so it bugged me that I might end the year that close to 400 and...
Drunken Jimmy Buffett Fans Escorted From FinCon
DALLAS – A group of drunk Jimmy Buffett fans wearing Hawaiian shirts and flip flops crashed FinCon, a conference about money and investing. Chanting “fins to the left, fins to the right… blah blah.. err beer… woo-hoo!” and other obnoxious...
Choose Courage, Get Uncomfortable
“Turtles are slow.” I was staring at the sentence in fear. I tried to read it out loud but just couldn’t get the first word out. Sweat started forming on my forehead and I started to panic. “Just start reading...
For Better Work-Life Balance, Work More
You heard it right. I like Lifehacker, they usually put out good content that’s helpful in many aspects of life but they’re definitely not immune to the absurd and outrageous. A few weeks ago they ran this hilarious post that...
The Geography Of Debt In America
A while back I did a guest post on Millennial Money Man about the Geography of Student Loan Debt in America. Well this post is about the geography of overall debt in America. The Urban Institute used 2016 data derived from...
Your Money Horoscopes
Aries After getting your first Bluehost affiliate sale, you’ll take your girlfriend to Applebees with that coupon you photoshopped. Taurus Travel and adventure are in your future this week as your local Aldi is closed for renovation, forcing you to...
The Healing Powers Of Free Time
I went part time at my job in October 2017 after exceeding my target financial independence net worth. I wrote about my initial experience with my new freedom last November, but it’s my intention to keep doing updates as the journey...
Three Ways To Approach A Mindful Simple Life With Less
Happy Monday folks, this is a short post to announce that I have a guest post today on Mindful Explorer @ ChrisIstace.com! Well, I have one-third of a guest post. The coolest part is the post is actually a joint...
Yes Frugality Matters, Stop The Nonsense
I’ve seen a lot of chatter and complaints in the blogosphere recently about frugality. “Everyone writes about spending less” and “spending less isn’t really the most important factor, it’s about earning more”. Or “Frugality is oversold in regards to financial...
Free Music At The Library And Streaming Versus Owning
I’ve always loved libraries, but I’m becoming more of a fan now that I’m a blogger. When I go to the library I’m able to focus and write so much easier. It just works. But I just found out my...
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