For your binge reading enjoyment, here is every post since the beginning of time.
January 2023:
November 2022:
- How I Spend Less than $40 a Week on Groceries (Examples with 8% Inflation)
- 4 Examples of “End Game” Portfolios
- Net Worth Update: October 2022 (Fall is… green?)
October 2022:
September 2022:
- The 8 Most Extreme Ways to Save Serious Money
- Net Worth Update: August 2022 (End of summer, tumbling market, what else?)
August 2022:
July 2022:
June 2022:
May 2022:
April 2022:
March 2022:
February 2022:
January 2022:
December 2021:
November 2021:
October 2021:
- Why Holding REITs in Your Roth IRA is an Awesome Loophole
- Net Worth Update: September 2021 (The Honeymoon!)
September 2021
- How to easily set up automatic investments at Vanguard (3 minutes or less!)
- We blew the budget! Exactly how much The Money Wizard’s wedding cost.
- Net Worth Update: August 2021 (The Money Wizard Gets Married!)
August 2021:
- Money Zombies: The Stuff of Financial Nightmares
- Create a Wealth Building Machine by Automating Your Finances
- Net Worth Update: July 2021 (Summer season!)
July 2021:
- This vintage 1970s LIFE magazine shares tips to beat inflation. Here’s a fascinating peek inside.
- China just banned bitcoin. Why this billionaire says that’s a good thing.
- The 3 Reasons Why I Don’t Count My House in My Net Worth
- Net Worth Update: June 2021 (Keep on the grind!)
June 2021:
- Prime Day Is Here (The best way to save money)
- Reader Mailbag 7: HSAs, book recommendations, HUGE leverage, and more!
- Net Worth Update: May 2021 (Heating up…)
May 2021:
- 4 Clear Reasons Why Bitcoin Won’t Kill the Planet
- Create a Savings Explosion (How to build a life-changing portfolio in just 3 years)
- Why right now is the most important time in history to buy assets
- Net Worth Update: April 2021 (Travel!?)
April 2021
March 2021:
- This digital “painting” just sold for $69.3 million. Is a revolution coming?
- How I Saved $500,000 by Age 30 (Year-by-Year Breakdown)
- Net Worth Update: February 2021 (Half a million!)
February 2021
- Update on My New Year’s Resolutions (2020 + 2021)
- How I Spent $30,841 Last Year (Every Penny!)
- Am I a hypocrite for investing in crypto?
- Tesla just bought $1.5 billion of Bitcoin. Could Bitcoin really hit $500,00?
- Net Worth Update: January 2021 (New year, new start!)
January 2021
- How a bunch of Redditors bought Gamestop stock and blew up a multi-billion dollar hedge fund. (A crazy current event)
- How Warren Buffett doubles his money every two years. (And how you can too!)
- Net Worth Update: December 2020 (Good Riddance 2020!)
December 2020
- Don’t be afraid! Building wealth is just like a terrifying airplane ride.
- VENMO SCAM ALERT: What to do if you “accidentally” get sent $1,000 from a stranger.
- This Chart Will Tell You How Much Every $1 You Invest Will Be Worth by Age 60
- Net Worth Update: November 2020 (Almost 13%!)
November 2020:
- A Super Simple Strategy to Achieve All Your Dreams in Just 3 Hours a Day [Book Review]
- 21 Warren Buffett Recommended Books: From Beginner to Pro
- Reader Mailbag 6: A confession about podcasts, 15 vs. 30 year mortgages, and more!
- Is inflation total bullsh*t? Why some people think the government is lying to us. (And what it means for YOU)
- UPDATE: How We Side Hustled $7,149 in 15 months for Our Wedding!
- Reddit’s “King of Dumpster Diving” finds thousands of dollars in the trash. Here’s some of his best finds.
- Net Worth Update: October 2020 (The calm before the storm?)
October 2020:
- The Wizard Cauldron: October 2020 Edition
- Reader Mailbag 5: Life Insurance, 9-5 lifegoals, and why The Money Wizard sucks.
- How to Buy Physical Gold Bullion (A Guide for Total Beginners)
- The 5 Stocks I Bought as a Teenager (and how I LOST $11,000)
- 9 of the Most Cheap and Frugal Celebrities in the World
- Net Worth Update: September 2020 (My failed experiment as an antique dealer…)
September 2020:
- The Wizard Cauldron: September 2020 Edition
- Reader Mailbag 4: Million dollar inheritances, how much to put down, and more!
- Is this really the best path to all the money you’ll ever need? (Financial Freedom Book Review)
- Shaq Shares His Best Money Advice, and Everyone is Surprised He’s Secretly a Money Wizard
- The Definition of a Seven Figure Salary: How to Earn $1 Million a Year
- Net Worth Update: August 2020 (An Extended Vacation)
August 2020:
- How it’s totally possible to gain 17-28% returns through real estate
- Net Worth Update: July 2020 (The Strange Summer Continues)
July 2020:
- Grant Cardone’s Net Worth (3 Actionable Tips to Build Massive Wealth)
- Worried about inflation? These 2 simple hacks are an easy fix.
- Net Worth Update: June 2020 (Summer road tripin’)
June 2020:
- Is the stock market broken? Why it keeps rising, and how you can protect yourself.
- Net Worth Update: May 2020 (The end of the world?)
May 2020:
- How to Invest in Bitcoin? A SIMPLE Beginner’s Guide (My Bitcoin Strategy Revealed!)
- Mark Cuban shared his 9 rules to getting rich. Why I agree with six of them, disagree with two, and love one.
- Net Worth Update: April 2020 (The Simple Life…)
April 2020:
- How I Lost $107,662 in 40 Days. And Why I Regret Nothing.
- How much does it cost to adopt a cat? I tracked every expense for 6 months.
- 10 Illegal Side Hustles: How to Make Money Fast (Illegally!)
- Net Worth Update: March 2020 (The craziest month ever?)
March 2020:
- Spend Bill Gates Money: How Many NFL Teams and F-16 Fighter Jets Could You Buy?
- VTIAX vs. VFWAX: Which Vanguard International Index Fund is Best for You?
- 10 Random Thoughts on COVID-19. And What It Means For Your Money.
- 2 Easy Ways to Profit Off a Falling Stock Market (Without the stress of timing the market)
- Net Worth Update: February 2020 (Assessing the damage from the fastest crash)
February 2020:
- 5 Quick Thoughts on the “Worst” Stock Market Crash in History
- I’ve side hustled over $90,000 in 4 years. Here’s how The Reverse Latte Factor can help you reach financial freedom. [Guest Post]
- The Story of the Mexican Fisherman: Start Living the Life of Your Dreams Today
- Net Worth Update: January 2020 (A wild start to the new decade!)
January 2020:
- My 9 Resolutions for 2020 (Plus! A pass or fail on last year’s goals…)
- Will spending an extra $500 a month actually improve my life? How I’m building my 2020 budget.
- The Money Wizard’s 2019 Spending – Revealed!
- Net Worth Update: December 2019 (Over $100,000 of growth last year!)
December 2019:
- What’s REALLY the average stock market return? And what return should you plan for?
- I got promoted. And now I’m revealing EXACTLY how much I make.
- Net Worth Update: November 2019 (big thanks for big promotions)
November 2019:
- How much it costs to live in every state for 30 years, ranked.
- Here’s the exact checklist I used to decide if I should marry my wife (How to vet your future spouse) [Guest Post]
- Rich vs. Wealthy (How a teacher can be wealthier than a millionaire athlete…)
- Net Worth Update: October 2019 (No Spend October – pass or fail?)
October 2019:
- The Golden Rule of Home Buying (Rent vs. Buy Finally Settled)
- How I paid off $100,000 of student loans in 3 years [Special Guest Interview]
- Flipping Furniture: How We Earned an Extra $2,000 in 3 Months (Examples Inside!)
- Net Worth Update: September 2019 (In honor of The Staycation…)
September 2019:
- How We Are Planning the Wedding of Our Dreams for Just $2,750
- Joe Rogan’s Net Worth (3 Fear Finishing Secrets to Getting Rich)
- Dana White’s Net Worth (3 Lessons to Fighting Your Way to Millions)
- Kevin O’Leary’s Net Worth (3 Wonderful Wealth Building Secrets)
- Net Worth Update: August 2019 (Fun summer days!)
August 2019:
- My Bold Prediction: Recession by 2021 (And how I’m preparing for it…)
- The 5 Secret Levels in the Game of Money (And how to beat them…)
- Credit Sesame vs. Credit Karma: Which free monitoring tool should you use?
- Net Worth Update: July 2019 (Highs and Lows…)
July 2019:
- Frugal Living: The Ultimate Guide (+21 Legit Frugal Living Tips)
- How to Calculate Your Savings Rate (The Best Way)
- Net Worth Update: June 2019 ($300,000… again!)
June 2019:
- 15 unusual grocery shopping tips you need to know to save money on food
- How to build wealth and happiness by killing the myth of status symbols
- The Simple Side Hustle I Used to Earn Over $5,000 as a College Student
- Net Worth Update: May 2019 (She said yes!)
May 2019:
- The 3 Types of People Who Successfully Retire Early
- Vanguard vs. Charles Schwab: Which is best for index fund investors?
- Van Living: How much does living in a van actually cost?
- Net Worth Update: April 2019 ($300,000!)
April 2019:
- 6 Common Reader Questions – Answered [Reader Mailbag #3]
- Time Hacking: The Ultimate $100,000 Side Hustle
- Vanguard vs. Fidelity: Which is best for index fund investors?
- Net Worth Update: March 2019 (Skiing, Skiing, and more Skiing!)
March 2019:
- Build Wealth 6.5 Times Faster by Adding Compound Savings to your Compound Interest
- What’s actually a high net worth? 11 wild statistics and 4 life lessons from the world’s ultra rich individuals
- My new life plan to “retire” at 35 and still hit $4 million in net worth
- Net Worth Update: February 2019 (Bring on the snow!)
February 2019:
- Where to Invest Your Cash for Maximum Safety and Return in 2019
- 8 Steps to Awesome: The Money Wizard’s 2019 Resolutions (For Money & Life)
- How I Spend Less than $35 a Week on Groceries (My full shopping list, exposed!)
- Net Worth Update: January 2019 (A New Start)
January 2019:
- 2018 Year-In-Review (Last Year’s Resolutions – My Successes and Failures)
- Don’t end up like these furloughed employees. Live within your means to avoid financial disaster.
- The Money Wizard’s 2018 Spending – Revealed!
- Net Worth Update: December 2018 (NYC, Happy Holidays, and Market Madness)
December 2018:
- The Money Wizard’s Top 11 Posts of 2018
- 7 Reader Questions: Answered [Reader Mailbag – Christmas Eve Edition!]
- I Spent $14,634 remodeling my kitchen, and I learned how spoiled I really am.
- Get Rich. Then Move. Why High Cost of Living is a Dumb Excuse
- Net Worth Update: November 2018 (And now, we wait…)
November 2018:
- This 100-year-old retiree with $5 million in the bank has a simple lesson for us all.
- 21 Money-Saving Gift Ideas for Frugal People
- Every Day I’m Hustling’: A Step-by-Step Strategy to Side Hustle an Extra $11,000
- 3 Things You Should Never Do When Your Stocks are Tanking (From a Guy Who Just Lost $15,000)
- Net Worth Update: October 2018 (Look out below!)
October 2018:
- 10 Burning Reader Questions – Answered [Reader Mailbag]
- Does Money Buy Happiness? Britain’s Most Eccentric Billionaire Reveals the Truth
- 9 Easiest Ways to Earn Free Amazon Gift Cards in 2018
- The 30 for 30 Rule: Become a Millionaire with Just $30 a Day
- Net Worth Update: September 2018 (A blur!)
September 2018:
- Liquid Net Worth: How to Calculate Your Runway to Financial Freedom
- 3 Fund Portfolio: The Lazy Investing Strategy that Crushes the Pros
- 8 Frugal Tricks I Used to Buy a $30,000 Kitchen Remodel for $14,634
- Net Worth Update: August 2018 (Finished Kitchens, State Fairs, and Robot Vacuums!)
August 2018:
- 6 Legit Index Funds to Passively Build Wealth
- Monthly Link-O-Rama XI
- How to decide between an ETF or Mutual Fund?
- Why I’m Not Going to FinCon this year (and the life lesson everyone with a goal needs to hear)
- The Only 3 Expenses that Matter for Saving Serious Cash
- Net Worth Update: July 2018 (A Quarter of a Million!)
July 2018:
- Secrets from the Vet Clinic: 11 Savvy Ways to Save on Pets
- 51 Inspiring Financial Freedom Quotes
- The Easiest Way to Always Invest in the Best Stocks
- How to Adult: 10 Money Lessons New Grads Need to Know
- Monthly Link-O-Rama #10
- Net Worth Update: June 2018
June 2018:
- How to Earn $101,200 per year and Pay ZERO Taxes.
- The Money Wizard’s 5 Favorite Tools for Saving Money
- My 401k is bursting at the seams. Now what? 6 unusual alternatives.
- Net Worth Update: May 2018
May 2018:
- The 9 Best Finance Books I Read Before Saving My First $100,000
- Apparently, compound interest is so powerful, I’m now set for life.
- 18 Income Producing Assets to Generate Serious Passive Income
- Net Worth Update: April 2018
April 2018:
- How to Hack Your Roth IRA as an Emergency Fund (Tax and Penalty Free!)
- Personal Capital vs. Mint: The Ultimate Money App Showdown
- How This Astrophysicist Retired After Working For Just 5 Years [Financial Freedom Spotlight]
- Link-O-Rama: 9th Edition
- Net Worth Update: March 2018
March 2018:
- Save 20% On Your Home Purchase by Selling Your Realtor
- How This Computer Engineer Retired at Age 30 [Financial Freedom Spotlight]
- Net Worth Update: February 2018
February 2018:
- Choose Your Money Adventure: The 4 Paths to Financial Independence
- The Correct Order for Investing Your Money
- The Money Wizard’s Achievements, Failures, and Goals for 2018
- Net Worth Update: January 2018
January 2018:
- Home Equity: The Most Misunderstood Term in Personal Finance
- Net Worth Update: December 2017
- The Money Wizard’s Top Posts of 2017
December 2017:
- Pet Insurance: Responsible Planning or Total Scam?
- There’s a Simple Way to Beat Trump’s Tax Plan, but Nobody Wants to Hear It
- Net Worth Update: November 2017
- Monthly Link-O-Rama: VIII
November 2017:
- This guy started 3 multi-billion dollar companies, and his secret to success is easier than you’d think.
- Compound Interest Will Make You Rich, But Most People Completely Ignore Compound Spending
- Are You Mentally (and Financially) Prepared to Lose Everything?
- How much does it cost to adopt a dog? I tracked every expense for 6 months.
- I Finally Went to FinCon – Here’s What I Learned
- Net Worth Update: October 2017
October 2017:
- Monthly Link-O-Rama: VII
- I Bought a House! Sort of…
- 9 Spooky Halloween Statistics [Go Figure]
- Is Owning an iPhone More Expensive than a Car?
- Does Money Buy Happiness? Instagram’s Most Ridiculous Playboy Shares the Truth
- Net Worth Update: September 2017
September 2017:
- Disgusting Negligence Earns Equifax $1.4 Billion
- Monthly Link-O-Rama: Sixth Edition
- The Ultimate Index Fund Showdown: Betterment vs. Vanguard
- 46% of Americans just had their most sensitive personal info stolen from Equifax – How to Protect Yourself from ID Theft
- Net Worth Update: August 2017
August 2017:
- 12 Fun Facts About Clutter [Go Figure]
- 5 Chances for Free Money: Class Action Lawsuits and Triple Cash back [Deal Alert]
- How to Track Your Spending Using the iPhone’s Numbers app
- Get Rich by Building Your Own Nuclear Triad of Income
- These Three Famous Early Retirees Will Surprise You
- Net Worth Update: July 2017
July 2017:
- Monthly Link-O-Rama: Episode V
- How I’m Analyzing Investment Property
- The Disturbing Truth Behind the World’s Economies
- How Much Money Do You Actually Need to Retire?
- 7 Things That Are Always True of Big Savers (according to Yahoo commenters)
- Net Worth Update: June 2017
June 2017:
- Monthly Link-O-Rama: Fourth Edition
- Finally, the Easiest Passive Income Source Revealed
- The Most Legit Reasons to Own a Home
- Create a Wealth Building Machine by Automating Your Finances
- What To Do If You Miss a Credit Card Payment
- 14 Mind Blowing Stats About Clothes Shopping [Go Figure]
- Net Worth Update: May 2017
May 2017:
- Monthly Link-O-Rama: Third Edition
- Cashing in on the American Dream: How to Retire at 35 [Book Review]
- When a Sale Isn’t Really a Sale
- The Best Debt Crushing Tips from 11 Inspiring Debt Bloggers
- Why are Vanguard Funds the Best, Anyway?
- The 11 Highest Paying College Majors (and 10 Lowest)
- Net Worth Update: April 2017
April 2017:
- Monthly Link-O-Rama: Second Edition
- MyMoneyWizard.com Turns One
- How to Invest Wisely with Little Money
- Should I Invest in My 401k? (Even with High Fees?)
- Finding Your Perfect Day in Early Retirement
- Net Worth Update: March 2017
March 2017:
- Monthly Link-O-Rama: First Edition
- 5 Lessons Learned from Warren Buffett’s 2016 Letter to Shareholders
- Go Figure: 9 Fun Facts About Dining Out
- Is This Book Really the Only Investment Guide You’ll Ever Need? [Book Review]
- How to Choose a Vanguard Index Fund
- Shopping for a $50 Million Dollar Vacation Home
- Net Worth Update: February 2017
February 2017:
- Learning About Money from Mr. and Mrs. Miser
- Go Figure: 11 Fun Facts About Pets
- How to Decide Between an ETF or Mutual Fund?
- Should You Trade Individual Stocks?
- Are Millennials Starting a Financial Revolution?
- What Professional Poker Taught Me About Investing
- Net Worth Update: January 2017
January 2017:
- The No Stress Solution for Deciding Between a Roth or Traditional IRA
- 10 Questions with 1500 Days
- Go Figure: 10 Fun Facts About Infomercials
- The Car Negotiation Strategy I Used to Save $3,000
- Net Worth Update: December 2016
- The Money Wizard’s Achievements, Failures, and Goals for 2017
December 2016:
- And the Most Popular Google Search Term of 2016 Is…
- Used Cars: Amazing Deal or Overrated?
- 9 Proven Strategies for a Cheap Ski Vacation
- Net Worth Update: November 2016
- How to Choose the Right Type of Car (Without Wasting Your Money)
November 2016:
- Go Figure: 11 Fun Facts about Black Friday
- Ways to Save on Student Loans: LendEdu Review
- Go Figure: 11 Fun Facts about Car Buying
- You Don’t Have to be Homeless to Retire Early
- Net Worth Update: October 2016
- Go Figure: 9 Fun Facts about American Spending
October 2016:
- Ways to Save on Student Loans: SoFi Review
- The 5 Most Hilariously Amusing TV Scams of All Time
- Remembering to Love Your Old Car
- How to Earn $100 per Year Searching the Internet
- Net Worth Update: September 2016
September 2016:
- Emergency Funding Like a Pro (Without Spending $800,000)
- You Can’t Get Rich Living in Fear
- How One Brilliant Marketing Scam Created the $32,641 Wedding (Part 2)
- How One Brilliant Marketing Scam Created the $32,641 Wedding (Part 1)
- The Easy 401K Strategy to Kill Your Tax Bill and Retire a Multi-Millionaire
- 7 Rules I Used to Save $100,000 by Age 25
- Celebrating Labor on Labor Day
- Net Worth Update: August 2016
August 2016
- Living in a House(boat!)
- Deal Alert: Chase Sapphire Reserve Credit Card Review
- Millennials Are Getting Screwed on Home Prices… Right?
- Get Paid to Shop Online, Like a Boss.
- How to Lose Money on Your House (Even After Earning $200,000 on the Sale)
- Stop Handing Out Free Dinners: 6 Cheap & Proven First Date Ideas
- Net Worth Update: July 2016
July 2016
June 2016
- How to Stop Wasting Money on Things that Aren’t Important
- 4 Things (new) Lifers Say and How to Stop Grieving Your Career
- Net Worth Update – May 2016
May 2016
- Who is The One Percent? (Prepare to be Surprised)
- Save Money on Spirit Airlines Flights with this One Weird Trick
- Net Worth Update – April 2016
April 2016
November 2015
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