Sometimes A New Car Might Be Better
Now hold on AF readers, don’t freak out at the title yet. You know a major reason I got to financial independence in my early 40’s was because I bought older used vehicles. The kind we used to call hoopties....
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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 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...
The Cost Of Car Ownership By State
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...
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...
FREE With Car Purchase – Confirmation Of Your Bad Judgement!
“There ain’t no such thing as a free lunch.” So true. According to Wikipedia the origins of the phrase are unknown, but has been found in references dating back to the 1930s. Wikipedia said it, so truth speaks. A little...
Executive Demands Executive Limo
WASHINGTON D.C. – According to local reports, hot-shit executive Brandon Wythe has demanded executive limo service for his trip to the airport tomorrow. Wythe was apparently still livid about his last limo service which was advertised as executive, but sources...
Don’t Sweat Petty Stuff, and Don’t Pet Sweaty Stuff
In my journey to FI if I learned one thing it’s that the big stuff will kill you. This is true across many aspects of life – objects falling from the sky, bears & moose, and “if-you-can-finish-this-4lb-cheeseburger-you get-it-free” offers. When...
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