What Is Your Alterna?
In 2017 I rode 6350 miles on my bicycles. Los Angeles to New York is about 2800 miles, so that comes out to about 2.3 trips from L.A. to NYC. Or, about the distance from Washington D.C to Tehran, Iran....
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How The Great Depression Still Affects Me Today
My Father was born on October 18th, 1929. Both of his parents died before I was born, so I can’t exactly picture what the scene might have looked like when, 6 days later on Oct. 24th the stock market crashed...
Are Micro-Investing Apps For You?
Micro-investing apps such as Qapital and Acorn have gained a lot of popularity and media lately. In short, most of these apps use techniques to automate the transfer of money into some sort of investment vehicle. This post is not...
Tax Burdens By State In America
Death and Taxes. We’ve all heard the saying. Taxes aren’t fun, but I think most of us would agree some level of taxation is necessary for a society to operate. Now exactly how much is necessary is a whole ‘nother...
How Isaac Newton Is Linked To Your Finances
A body in motion stays in motion. A body at rest stays at rest. Newton’s first law of motion governs every object in the cosmos from a physical standpoint. Interestingly, it seems to be a good predictor of other things...
What Will You Earn Based On Your Major?
The Lifehacker site Two Cents ran an article about a very cool online tool from the Georgetown Center For Education and the Workforce. The site allows you to compare expected salaries from different college majors, and even do so across...
The Geography Of Student Loan Debt In America
Big news today Accidental FIRE readers – I have a guest post on MillennialMoneyMan.com! Bobby Hoyt is the man behind that blog and if you’re not familiar with his story he went from a high school band director with $40,000 of...
Invest Like A Grandmother
My Grandmother, or “Nonnie” as we called her, was born the same year the Wright Brothers first achieved flight. She passed in 1994 at the ripe age of 91, and having experienced the 1900’s almost in their entirety, she saw...
That Time I Spent $44,000 On A Two Week Vacation
Getting to financial independence is difficult, especially in a luxury-demanding, spendy culture. If you’re budgeting, living frugally, investing, and trying to increase your earnings, then you’re checking the major boxes and are on a path to FI. But are you...
What Cars Do People Keep?
With the absurd average transaction price of a new car in America at around $34,000, it’s important for you financial warriors to get the most out of a car if you want to get to financial independence. The good news...
Just Say No To A Tax Refund
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...
Battle Of The Vanguard Titans
I started investing in mutual funds in 1997 as mentioned in my journey post. At the time, there were way fewer funds out there and I didn’t have enough initial deposit to open many of them. Fidelity’s Magellan Fund was...
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