…“In our minds, we often tag money for a particular purpose. I have kids. I have money set aside for my kids’ education. It would feel really, really wrong to…
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The Secret Truth about the Digital Nomad Lifestyle
…less ergonomically healthy than working on a “real” keyboard with a “real” mouse. I know this sounds like a minor detail, but after a few hours on a laptop, your…
How Julia Makes $250 Per Hour as a Caricature Artist
…I was really comfortable behind an easel. It’s all about time-on-task. How long did it take you to transition from $8.50 an hour to $250 an hour? I was getting…
#303: A World Without Email, with Cal Newport
Wouldn’t it be nice if your inbox magically managed itself? Let’s go a step further. What if you could live in a world without email? Email overload takes a real…
#393: Money and Investing Has Changed, with Chuck Jaffe
…of fund options that are more illiquid and can sell at discounts 18:04: The combined influence of access real time data and the ability act in real time 28:31: Moving…
How I Earned an Extra $40,800 in Two Years Without Lifting a Finger
…401k, IRA, HSA. Huge emergency fund. That’s not a coincidence. To illustrate the awesome power of understanding opportunity cost, let’s check out a super-simple real-life example. Here we go: Income:…
PSA Thursday: To Buy or Not to Buy?
…start of a person’s FIRE journey, when the pendulum is swinging sharply in the other direction). The reality is that neither extreme is healthy. There’s a middle ground between being…
Introducing Get Rich Slowly: The Course
…reading and real life. I first got interested in personal finance about ten years ago. I was deep in debt and decided to get out. I started to read everything…
Here’s a Counterintuitive Idea for Your Retirement …
…Realistically, your spending habits won’t change at the rate of the CPI. Because you’re human. And that’s great, because it gives you options. If you want to make the 4…
How Erika Made $20,000+ In Her Spare Time — And You Can, Too
…school. **** Erika is a typical American. She lives in Orange County, California — the “home of the Real OC,” she describes. She has a traditional, 9-to-5 day job in…