How much can you earn from a rental property?
The sketchy late-night-TV gurus claim you’ll be blowing your nose with $100 bills.
The naysayers claim you don’t earn jack-diddly-squat.
Reality is in the middle.
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Renting is Throwing Money Away … Right?
I’ve heard a lot of ridiculous statements:
“I’m sure we’ll find parking.” “I’ll just check Facebook for five minutes.” “I’ll skip dessert.”
But perhaps the most absurd is the adage: “If you’re a renter, you’re throwing money away.”
Bulls**t.
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Radical Real Estate Transparency: Here’s What I Earned in October
Hey everyone —
I’ve been deliberating for months — nah, years — about whether or not I should open the books to my rental property business, giving everyone a behind-the-scenes look at all the numbers.
Getting financially naked is scary. But I think it’s necessary.
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How Can I Find Interesting, Lucrative Work?
“I’d like to improve my finances. But I don’t want to become an extreme cheapskate, and I don’t know how to earn more.”
“I can’t get a raise. I guess I could get a side job, but I don’t want to mow lawns or wait tables. And I don’t think I have time to […]
The 12 Essential Lessons You Must Learn About Money & Life
I’d like to explain … well … why this website exists.
Afford Anything promotes a handful of radical ideas:
#1: You can create financial independence — the ability to quit trading-time-for-money, because your investments cover your bills.
#2: Financial independence comes from passive income.
#3: To build passive income, you’ll first need to create a […]
Behind-the-Scenes: How I Manage Real Estate from Around the Globe
“Are you going to sell your properties?”
Now that I live in a different state than my rental investments, I hear this question a lot.
But people with the long-term Afford Anything mindset might phrase this differently. Instead of “will you sell?,” the better question might be, “how can you hold?”
How will I […]
Did I Mention I Just Moved to Vegas?
I moved to Las Vegas last week.
When I say this, people often respond in three main ways:
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“I Have Big Dreams … and Small Savings. Help!”
There are countless lazy articles on the Internet about how to save more money, 99.9% of which are detached from reality.
This is not one of those.
Everyday I get emails from readers that say things like:
“I want to travel / quit my job/ retire in 10 years. But I don’t have the […]
How Diane and Neal Saved 2 Years Income, Quit Their Jobs and Moved to France
Greetings from Rio de Janeiro!
I’m writing this from an apartment in Brazil, where I’m in the middle of a whirlwind 10-day trip with around a half-dozen friends. I’d love it if you follow the adventure on Instagram.
Today on Afford Anything, though, I want to share a reader story I find inspiring:
Neal […]
“I Want to Create Passive Income, But I Don’t Know Where to Start” — Part II
This is Part II of the Passive Income for Beginners series. Start by reading Part I here.
When I quit my 9-to-5 job, I had no concept of passive income.
Like most people, I conceptualized money in terms of time: “they pay $25 per hour” or “she makes $60,000 per year.” When I quit […]
