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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 Counterintuitive Truth About Inflation — and the Only Asset Class with QUADRUPLE Protective Power

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?

The Fed is meeting right now. Here’s what it means for real estate (and why most people are missing the point)

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

Are we in a recession?

August 2022

How badly do you want it?

July 2022

The Four Pillars of FIRE 🔥

June 2022

A new, unique take on FIRE

May 2022

Inflation, Illustrated

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

So I Gave a Talk at Google …

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’

How Much is Enough?

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.

Your Money? Or Your Life?

Today is My 10-Year-I-Don’t-Have-A-Job-AVersary

March 2018

Timeline vs. Intensity

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

Love is Stronger Than Fear

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

How to Hack Your Credit Score

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!

Don’t Skimp on Your Health

5 Lessons from the Past 3 Weeks of Traveling in Paris

Should I Go to Grad School?

June 2013

This 72-Year-Old is Retiring the Right Way …

“I Don’t Want to Be Ordinary” — Can This Woman Escape the Ordinary?

Is DEBT Fueling Your Life?

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

To Do More … Do Less

December 2012

Readers Ask: What If I Can’t Hit One Percent?

November 2012

Why I Buy a Daily Latte

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 …

The Sunk Cost Fallacy: The Surprising Reason Why People Cling to Jobs and Investments Longer Than They Should

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

So Much Happens in a Year …

January 2012

Should You Invest in This Rental Property?

How Much Does It Cost to Maintain A House?

You Are What You Think

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.

Escape Your Office Job!

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

How Much Do I Earn a Year?

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 Revolution Has Begun …

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

The Afford Anything Philosophy …

The Crucial Reason Why You Must Think BIG

You Are Not Entitled to Retirement (and That’s Great News)

The American Dream … or the American Nightmare?

Your House is a Lousy Investment

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