Category: miscellaneous

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Never Underestimate Your Ability To Adapt

One of the core tenants of the financial independence movement is to avoid lifestyle inflation.  Investopedia defines lifestyle inflation as “increasing one’s spending when income goes up”.  I don’t think that’s the best definition since many people increase their spending even when...

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Have We Reached Peak Home Bloat?

I was over my buddy Nathan’s house years ago, a massive modern “McMansion style” house in the suburbs of Baltimore.  He and his wife Cindy had bought it the previous fall, and this was their first summer in the house. ...

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Talkin ‘Bout My Generation Podcast Appearance

Happy Monday readers!   I was fortunate to be asked to appear on the What’s Up Next Podcast a while back with Cody from FlyToFi, Grant from MillennialMoney, and Mrs. Groovy from Freedom is Groovy.  Despite being from different generations we...

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How Capitalism Saves You Money

When Uber first came on the scene I largely ignored them.  I thought the idea was great, one of those “Why didn’t I think of that” ideas that’s both simple and revolutionary.  I love seeing industries get disrupted, especially old...

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FINCON 2018, The All-Star Game

Wow, FINCON. To say it exceeded my expectations would be an understatement. I’ve figured out money, how to save it, invest it, maximize it’s utility in my life.  I reached financial independence in my early 40’s and semi-retired from my...

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Which Cities Have The Most Ultra-Rich?

It’s official, according to research firm Wealth-X New York no longer has the largest population of ultra-rich folks.  As this Bloomberg piece reports, Hong Kong now has the distinction of having the highest number of people worth at least $30...

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A Day In The Life Data Visualization

I have a cool post today to show an awesome data visualization website I stumbled upon.  I know, you’re thinking “who stumbles upon data visualization websites?”  Me, that who.  I’m waving my dork flag high! Using data from the American...

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My Three Rules Of Stuff

A while back I wrote a post about my tendencies to pack rat and hold on to things. Those traits were no doubt inherited from my depression-era parents. But here’s the thing, there’s a massive upside to these behaviors too,...

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