When most people go to thrift stores, they’re looking for a deal on a piece of plastic, maybe some clothing that will inevitably fill the back of their closet and never be seen again. While I’m as guilty as anyone in the hunt for a deal, I like to stick to a less trafficked section […]
Archives for November 2017
Compound Interest Will Make You Rich, But Most People Completely Ignore Compound Spending
If I were making a personal finance 101 cheat sheet, I don’t think anyone would blame me for placing compound interest right at the top of it, in bold letters. I mean, compound Interest is the most powerful force in the universe, or so Albert Einstein’s Instagram account told me. (There’s actually no proof Albert […]
Are You Mentally (and Financially) Prepared to Lose Everything?
Picture this: you’re asleep in bed at 2:00 in the morning, when you’re startled awake by a crash. It’s pitch black outside, but in the darkness you can barely make out two men outside, flashlights in hand. They’re banging at your door, and you realize you might be getting robbed. Your heart is pounding. In […]
How much does it cost to adopt a dog? I tracked every expense for 6 months.
Back in the May Net Worth update, I announced the newest edition to the Money Wizard family – The Money Pup. Born in Alabama, The Money Pup found his way to Minnesota after his previous owner left him to starve in favor of her latest boyfriend. We met him at a local rescue, and the […]
I Finally Went to FinCon – Here’s What I Learned
If you’re not a blogger yourself, and you don’t follow the latest happenings from the tech side of the internet, you may be as surprised to learn about FinCon’s existence as my Uber driver was. “Fin-What??” he asked. “FinCon is a huge conference for money bloggers,” I explained to my Uber driver, who looked at […]
