Around here, my annual New Year’s Resolutions posts have become as much of a new year’s tradition as late night fireworks and New Year’s Day hangovers. So you can imagine my horror when I looked down at the calendar and noticed it was already February, with no resolutions in sight! Cheesy traditions around here don’t […]
Archives for February 2021
How I Spent $30,841 Last Year (Every Penny!)
It’s that time of year! That time when 365 days of ridiculous tracking of my money gets shared with YOU. (And the rest of the world…) As always, this year’s report includes every single cent I spent, every dollar I saved, and even something most personal finance bloggers are shaking in their boots to admit […]
Am I a hypocrite for investing in crypto?
Yesterday, I made a bombshell announcement on the heels of Tesla’s bombshell bitcoin announcement. That’s a lot of bombshells? Anyway, as the dust cleared, one shocking truth emerged… The Money Wizard had changed his portfolio allocation. Cryptocurrencies now made up a not-insignificant 7-8% of his portfolio. Even wilder, the nut admitted he was doubling […]
Tesla just bought $1.5 billion of Bitcoin. Could Bitcoin really hit $500,000?
How’s this for a bombshell? Bitcoin cryptocurrency (otherwise known as that roller coaster of an investment that started as a nerdy experiment, quickly became the currency of choice for underground criminals, then got threatened with government shutdown, somehow made a comeback, and along the way accidentally created thousands of unexpected millionaires and billionaires)… Yeah, THAT […]
Net Worth Update: January 2021 (New year, new start!)
Welcome to the first update of the new year! A fresh start! Before we get into all the juicy details, you know I’ve gotta share the spiel! Every month I track my progress to a goal net worth of around $1 million, and hopefully… an early exit from my white collar office job. I’m currently […]