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Apply Pragmatism On Your Journey To Financial Independence
“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...
Are You Wealthy, Successful, And Miserable?
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...
Lifehack – Treat Your Body Better Than Your Car
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...
What’s the Economic Vitality Of Your Home County?
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...
How I Excelled At My Job And Moved Up Faster Than Others
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...
Your Refund Is An Opportunity Cost
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...
Is It Best To Take The Safe Path?
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,...
How To Avoid Filing Quarterly Estimated Taxes On Your Side Hustle
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...
Milestones Matter On The Path To Financial Independence
“Do you want cookies, or bananas and Nutella?”, she asked me. “Yes”, I replied. “Which one?”, she replied quizzically. “All of the above!” We were in a nondescript parking lot off the side of a major thoroughfare in Maryland. Two...
Save Energy For Something Beside Your Job While You’re Still Working
I was a pretty big David Letterman fan. I started watching him with my brother in 1982, his first year on the late night show. We had an old 13″ Panasonic black and white TV and we’d build forts using...
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