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December 2025
It’s Giving Tuesday. You And Your Spouse Have $500. Now What?
Record Holiday Sales? Here’s What They’re Not Mentioning
November 2025
Your Brain On Black Friday (The Hidden Psychology Of Sales)
The Real Price of That Thing You’re Thinking About Buying
What’s Up With This 50-Year Mortgage?
October 2025
Would You Trust AI With Your Money?
Buy The Rumor, Sell The News (And What That Means For You)
I Paid Rent Today. I Also Collected Rent.
September 2025
Quick Heads-Up (And A Dad Joke, Sort Of)
August 2025
The 7 Types of Entrepreneurs (You’re Probably One of Them)
Your Friend’s Housing Crash Advice Is Wrong. Here’s Why
The Three T’s Every Investor Needs Right Now
Want A Raise By This Time Next Year?
April 2025
Are You Leaving $19,909 On The Table?
The Millionaire Formula They Don’t Teach in Business School
March 2025
Why Financial Mistakes Are Unavoidable (And What to Do About It)
February 2025
The 60-Year-Old Who Lost Everything | “Trust, But Verify”
The Real Winners of Today’s Big Game ?
January 2025
Why Are Smart People Still Stuck on the Real Estate Sidelines?
The Wealth-Building Secret Inspired By a Bicycle Team
The Wealth-Building Shift Nobody Sees Coming — Inside the Edge Economy
November 2024
Bill Bengen Created the 4% Rule. Now He Thinks We Can Withdraw More
What Happens When Retirement Saving Becomes an Identity?
Honoring a Beloved Community Member with Our Cancer Survivor Scholarship
October 2024
Why Neither Candidate Can Solve the U.S. Housing Crisis
July 2024
Three inspiring people you need to know about
May 2024
How to Buy Real Estate When Everything is Expensive
7 Expensive Mistakes That Beginner Real Estate Investors Make
Ugh, Interest Rates are Still High — What Are Your Options? (Whether You Own or Rent?)
The Bull Market: Are We Due for a Reality Check?
April 2024
Dr. Cal Newport: How to Achieve More by Doing Less
March 2024
The Afford Anything Gen Z Beginner’s Guide to Money
January 2024
The biggest myth that keeps real estate investors from starting …
“But am I too late?” — think you missed your chance to buy a house?
The S&P 500 Hit Record Highs — 4 Days in a Row
What Do Charlie Munger, Taylor Swift, and a NASA Astronaut Have in Common?
Um, Robert Kiyosaki is full of ? … plus sobering stats about the housing market
September 2022
August 2022
July 2022
June 2022
May 2022
March 2021
How Kelsey Bought a Rental Property in Joshua Tree, California
January 2021
The FIRE Take on Wall St Bets, GameStop, and Meme Stonks
May 2020
The Lamborgurus, driving their Scamborghinis …
“Invest in real estate during a pandemic? Are you crazy?”
Um, yeah – so what’s happening with the real estate market in 2020?
April 2020
I’m 36 and I tested positive for coronavirus. My so-called “moderate” case is brutal.
November 2019
How to Manage Two Successful Businesses (and Why One Wasn’t Enough)
September 2019
The Importance of Using the Toilet Correctly (and Other Things I Learned Last Month)
The eerie similarities between owning rental properties and running an online business
We Have Exciting Your First Rental Property News!
July 2019
Unusual Ideas about Self-Care … FIRE Edition
June 2019
What Most People Don’t Know About Pavlov’s Dogs
May 2019
The Diderot Effect: How Buying Fuels Itself
April 2019
Six Percent is the New Four Percent
This is the article I’ve waited for three years to publish …
March 2019
January 2019
28 Important Lessons from 2018
December 2018
We did it!! We raised $21,978 for charity
Maybe you don’t need to figure out what’s wrong
November 2018
17 Lessons to Improve Your Money & Life
“We are literally the millionaires next door”- says me, to the Washington Post
October 2018
Why the FIRE movement is misunderstood
“Two Million Dollars is Nothing. It’s Pennies,” says Suze Orman
“Why I Hate the FIRE Movement,” says Suze Orman
September 2018
“What I’ve Learned from Building an Eight-Figure Business” — an interview with Rand Fishkin
August 2018
How to Live Louder than the Sound of ‘Should’
June 2018
How to Stop Talking Yourself Out of Your Dreams
This was Every Landlord’s Nightmare …
April 2018
15 Insightful Books about Investing, Money, Work and Life
Our Rental Properties Collected $125,618.49 in 2017. Here’s How Much We Kept.
Today is My 10-Year-I-Don’t-Have-A-Job-AVersary
March 2018
Here’s a Counterintuitive Idea for Your Retirement …
Why Money Won’t Solve Your Problems
February 2018
8 Money Myths That Might Be Holding You Back
November 2017
If Money is Not the Motivation, What Is? — an Interview with the Mad Fientist
How to Make Long Flights Tolerable
October 2017
August 2017
What Would You Do If You Didn’t Have to Work?
June 2017
Real Estate Income Report: How Much I Made in April & May 2017
May 2017
The Last Five Months of Income — Revealed!
January 2017
What if We Quit Setting Goals? (Seriously?)
November 2016
The Incredible Power of 10x Thinking
The Cheapskate’s Guide to Kitchen Renovations (+ Rental Income Report)
October 2016
The Tools I Use in My Quest for Peak Productivity
September 2016
A Backstage Peek at the Laptop Lifestyle – Tales from a Frequent Traveler
August 2016
I Tracked My Time in 15-Minute Increments for a Week. The Results are Embarrassing.
How I’m Making an Extra $3,450 Per Year with Three Weeks of Part-Time Work
June 2016
Why “Earn More” vs. “Save More” is the Wrong Debate
Curate Your Life, and the Rest Will Follow
Revealed: Our Bottom-Line Results from the Last Two Months …
May 2016
The Simple Habits That Make You Feel Invincible
April 2016
Why the One Percent Rule Matters (When Buying a Rental …)
The Ultimate Guide to Hiring a Property Manager
The Incredible Power of the 1% Margin for Improvement
March 2016
Real Estate Investment Report: How I Earned $5,604 in Five Hours
February 2016
Everything I Know About Blogging, Condensed into One Post
Real Estate Income Report: Here’s How Much I Made in January 2016
January 2016
Feeling Overwhelmed? Here’s Why Simplifying is the Smarter Choice (and How to Do It)
I Don’t Know How to Invest and I’m Afraid of Making Expensive Mistakes
Real Estate Investment Income Report: Here’s What I Earned in December 2015
December 2015
The Not-So-Secret Secret to a Happy Life
14 Awesome Books about Money, Investing, Productivity and Happiness
How Much Can You Earn from a Rental Property? Here Are My Numbers …
November 2015
Renting is Throwing Money Away … Right?
October 2015
Radical Real Estate Transparency: Here’s What I Earned in October
September 2015
How Can I Find Interesting, Lucrative Work?
August 2015
The 12 Essential Lessons You Must Learn About Money & Life
Behind-the-Scenes: How I Manage Real Estate from Around the Globe
July 2015
Did I Mention I Just Moved to Vegas?
June 2015
“I Have Big Dreams … and Small Savings. Help!”
How Diane and Neal Saved 2 Years Income, Quit Their Jobs and Moved to France
May 2015
“I Want to Create Passive Income, But I Don’t Know Where to Start” — Part II
“I Want to Create Passive Income, But I Don’t Know Where to Start” — Part I
April 2015
How Julia Makes $250 Per Hour as a Caricature Artist
March 2015
How Erin Saved One Years’ Worth of Expenses, Quit Her Job, and Enjoys More Flexibility
Does Your Lack of Savings Halt Your Dreams?
10 Lessons I’ve Learned as an Airbnb Host
February 2015
Investing, Reduced to Its Core
How Sarah Quit Her Job, Launched an Online Business, and Now Travels As Much As She Wants
Mini-Retirements, Semi-Retirement, Early Retirement — What’s the Most Awesome Lifestyle?
January 2015
Think You Can’t Pay Off $147,106 in Debt? Guess Again.
Gear Up for the One Percent Challenge!
The Next Financial Challenge: 20 Contenders in a Fight to the Top
Why You Shouldn’t Let a Monkey Pick Your Stocks
December 2014
Take the One Percent Challenge
November 2014
Not Earning Enough? Start a Side Hustle
The Airbnb Experiment: 42 Guests, 1 Police Visit, and $19,000
October 2014
I Stepped Away from My Business for a Month. Here’s What Happened.
September 2014
How I Earned an Extra $40,800 in Two Years Without Lifting a Finger
August 2014
The Secret Truth about the Digital Nomad Lifestyle
Five People, One Income, and Self-Made Success
July 2014
We Bought House #5. Here’s a Behind-the-Scenes Look — Including the Numbers.
Sick of Reading? Watch This Video, Instead.
Why “Get Paid to Travel” is a Myth (And What You Should Pursue, Instead)
Fire Your Boss, Travel Slowly & Reach Escape Velocity
June 2014
How an Ordinary Midwestern Couple Paid Off $46,000 in Debt
The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to Financial Awesomeness
The Most Crucial Money Lesson, in Three Words: Mind the Gap
May 2014
The AirBnb Experiment: How Much Did I Make?
How to Handle Feeling Overworked & Overwhelmed
Introducing Get Rich Slowly: The Course
April 2014
The Ultimate Challenge: Finding the Real “Value” of Money
Showdown! Should You Pay Off Your Mortgage or Invest?
March 2014
The AirBnb Experiment: How I Impulsively Started a Vacation Rental Business
How Forest Travels the Globe … While Running a Business from His Laptop
Afford Anything Turns Three! … And Incites a Rebellion …
February 2014
Why My 77% Savings Rate … Means Nothing
Reader Question: Should I Buy a House With Cash?
January 2014
How Erika Made $20,000+ In Her Spare Time — And You Can, Too
Why I Wasted an Hour of My Life to Save $3.60
December 2013
Should You Get a Car Loan to Improve Your Credit Score? Heck No!
3 Unconventional Ways to Super-Charge Your Savings
Drugs, Your Brain, and Holiday Sales
November 2013
The Three Most Amazing Types of Freedom
The Epic Saga of Two College Grads (Or: Why You Should Quit Worrying About Your Resume)
How I Went From Broke to $4,600 / Month in Passive Income By Age 28
How to Become a Rebel With a Retirement Plan
October 2013
The Essential 4-Step Guide to Escaping the Ordinary
The ONE Critical Thing Holding You Back From Happiness …
August 2013
How Radically Redefining ‘Necessary’ Spending Can Set You Free …
How Much of Your Life Did That Cost?
July 2013
Should You Pay Cash for a Car?
We Bought House #4! Check it Out!
5 Lessons from the Past 3 Weeks of Traveling in Paris
June 2013
This 72-Year-Old is Retiring the Right Way …
“I Don’t Want to Be Ordinary” — Can This Woman Escape the Ordinary?
I’m Upside-Down on My Home. Should I Rent It Out? Or Sell It?
May 2013
One TERRIBLE Piece of Financial Advice You Should Never, Ever Listen To
Should You Buy a Vacation Rental?
The Weirdest Personal Finance Advice on Earth
April 2013
How the “Diderot Effect” Can Change Your Life …
Want to Buy a Rental Property? Read This First.
March 2013
How to Create Habits That Stick — with Minimum Effort and Maximum Results
You Saved $128 Million by NOT Buying a Picasso! (And Other Strange Comments)
Sheer Willpower Won’t Work. If You Want to Change Your Habits, Try This Instead.
Hate Budgeting? Here’s The Easiest Budget Ever
February 2013
You Can’t Work 168 Hours a Week
When A Good Deal … Really Isn’t
Real Readers Ask: Traveling & Tenant Screening
January 2013
Home Renovating: The “During” Stage
Know Your Buyers: My $2,700 Mistake
December 2012
Readers Ask: What If I Can’t Hit One Percent?
November 2012
How I Collect $3,000 Per Year in Passive Income from One Rental Property — with No Money Down
It’s Not “Luck.” It’s Lifestyle Design.
Why Being Yourself Is a Disruptive Act
October 2012
I’m Trying Something Insane: My $30,000 Experiment
The Best Thing Money Can Buy? Time.
The Day I Learned I Was Adopted …
September 2012
Do You Prefer Ignorance or Bliss?
Why I Spent $17,021 (on Home Upgrades) in the Past Three Months
Why Delegating is the Best Way to Get a Life
June 2012
Myth: Winners Never Quit. Fact: Winners Quit Constantly …
May 2012
What the French Taught Me About Texas
House #2 is Rented! How Good of a Deal Was It?
Are You Letting Invisible Scripts Rule Your Life?
We Bought a Third Rental House!
April 2012
Make a Profit AFTER Paying Yourself
Why Dollar-Cost Averaging Stinks
The House is Ready to Go on the Market!
March 2012
Raw Truth: Making Money Ain’t Glamourous
There’s No Such Thing As Paid Vacation. (But There’s Something Even Better!)
We Bought A Second Rental House!
February 2012
January 2012
Should You Invest in This Rental Property?
How Much Does It Cost to Maintain A House?
December 2011
I’m Investing 100 Percent of My 2012 Income
Be Frugal With Your Time, Not Your Money
I Cringe at This Common Real Estate Mistake …
Should I Repay Debt or Invest? – 7 Critical Things to Consider
How to Create an Owner Mindset
November 2011
Three Money-Saving Tips You Should Avoid
Give Me Money! How to Find Freelance Work.
Travel the World for the Price of a Honda
Find a Niche. Conquer It. Create Something Amazing.
October 2011
Superman is Dead: The Real Secret to Success
How Can You Afford to Travel the World?
How Much Does It Cost to Maintain a Rental House?
What a 2,000-Year-Old Roman Taught Me About Landlording
My Rotting Home: Weird and Freakish Adventures in Buying Real Estate
How to Build a Real Estate Empire (One house at a time!)
Why I Quit My Job – and Why I Almost Didn’t
Can You Figure Out What This Woman Earns?
Stop Crying That There Are No Jobs. Create One.
September 2011
August 2011
You Can’t Take It With You: In Memory of Wendy Kale
What To Do When The Market Is In Free Fall
Forget Your Debt. Just Forget About It. Really.
July 2011
Debt: Should You Use Reason or Emotion?
Quit Your Job, Travel, and Live Remarkably
May 2011
Reject the “Everyone Has Debt” Mentality
April 2011
Supersize My City Apartment: Buying a Triplex
March 2011
The Biggest Accounting Mistake Small Biz Owners Make
If I Had $1 Million Dollars, I’d Go Into Debt
One Type of Health Insurance to Avoid
February 2011
Debt Can Be A Good Thing (In Moderation!)
Your Money Should Make Buckets of Excess Money
The Surprising Reason I Read AARP Magazine … In My Twenties
Why Retirement is an Old-Fashioned Idea
Why a Fixed-Rate Mortgage is the Best Choice
Your House is a Lousy Investment
The American Dream … or the American Nightmare?
You Are Not Entitled to Retirement (and That’s Great News)