I’ve written before about the affordability gap to housing in the U.S., breaking it down by state. Well things don’t seem to be getting easier for Americans in regards to buying an affordable home. Bloomberg has reported that Americans are...
How bad is financial illiteracy in the US? How about the world? Bloomberg ran this piece discussing a three question financial literacy test which was given as part of the Aegon Retirement Readiness Survey to 16,000 people in 15 countries. Here...
Well, not really. Sorry for the click-baity title but it does directly refer to the article I’ll discuss in this post. It’s not me that’s banking on an inheritance, I don’t need one, it’s Generation Z kids. That term –...
Today I’m thrilled to have a guest post from Michael Dinich. Michael is a professional financial advisor and the founder of Your Money Geek. He often writes about Finance, Taxes, Politics, Renewable Energy and Geek Culture. He provides clients with...
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...
Do you get a tax refund from the government every year? If so, why? You’re loaning them money, at no interest. Banks usually don’t loan you money at no interest, so why would you do it for the government? For...
What does a net worth trajectory look like over time when it “accidentally” gets to financial independence? As discussed in my journey post, I never had the goal of getting to financial independence until, well, I got there. But I...
Modern media has a way of sensationalizing things, if you haven’t noticed. This is probably because it works, it’s good for views, which is good for advertising dollars. Combine that with the phenomenon of things going viral on social...
*** THIS CONTEST IS CLOSED *** but please stay and read the amazing book review! It’s a unique skill to be able to take a complex subject and communicate it in an easily understood way. It’s an especially unique skill...
In my recent Accidental Fire Journey post, I mentioned how I started my investing career after stumbling across an issue of Money magazine, in 1995. I subscribed and devoured every issue. Remember that the world-wide web was a teeny-weeny child only...
It was suggested that since this is a new blog I should probably give a bit more detail about my story. My “Start Here” page covers to purpose of the blog but I’d like to explain more of my journey...
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