The Value Of $100 In Each State
I go to Trader Joe’s or Aldi about every two weeks, and usually spend about $100. But as the Tax Foundation’s recent report of the value of $100 in each state shows, I’m not getting as many groceries as millions...
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Are You The Mission Or An Enabler?
A little while back I did a post called Is Your Job Total B.S.? It discussed a Bloomberg article about David Graeber’s book, Bullshit Jobs. In sum Graeber, asserts that most jobs today are total B.S., especially what he calls...
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...
Persistence Will Get You Everywhere
BOOM! The crack of thunder shook the ground behind us and we started hiking faster back to our tents. At 11,700 feet in elevation, we were still above treeline, and during a lightening storm it’s a dangerous place to be. ...
The First Free Index Funds
This week Fidelity launched free index funds, the first company to do so. As Bloomberg reports they’re playing catch-up to Vanguard when it comes to the low-cost index fund space, and this is an unprecedented move. Sure, as many on...
How Much More Are You Paying For Gas This Year?
Current gasoline prices nationwide are the highest they’ve been since 2014. The AAA site will give you the current day to day average, and it was $2.86 when I wrote this post. Time magazine created a cool calculator that will...
The Most Financially Distressed Areas In America
I’ve been doing regular posts on financial topics from a geographic perspective. These selfishly serve my own interest since I’m a geographer by trade, but my main goal is to help those who may be considering geoarbitrage as a way...
Admit When You’re Wrong Already
Throughout most of my career I’ve held a second job as an adjunct instructor at a local University. After my salary at my main job got to a certain point, I often wondered why I was doing this. I didn’t...
How Bad Is Financial Illiteracy In The U.S.A?
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...
The Gift Of Light On Kilimanjaro
“Wake up, it is time!” a voice shouted in broken English, breaking the metronomic sound of the tent flapping in the wind. It was 12:30am, and I didn’t have anything to wake up from. I was up. I put my...
Review – Why We Sleep By Matthew Walker
If you landed on my blog because you like reading about financial independence or early retirement and are wondering why I’m reviewing a book titled “Why We Sleep”, fear not. Here’s the deal – most people are under slept because...
The Cost Of The Big Three Expenses By State
One of the key rules for smart money management is to focus on the “big three”. What are the big three? For the vast majority of households the three biggest expenses are housing, transportation, and food. If you save the...
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