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  • Net Worth Update: January 2023 (It’s alive!)
  • 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?)
  • Net Worth Update: September 2022 (It’s all Greek!)
  • The 8 Most Extreme Ways to Save Serious Money
  • Net Worth Update: August 2022 (End of summer, tumbling market, what else?)
  • Reader Mailbag 8: Catching Up on 1,436 Unread Emails
  • Net Worth Update: July 2022 (Slowing down…)
  • Net Worth Update: June 2022 (and most of July)
  • Net Worth Update: May 2022 (Oh, Canada)
  • Net Worth Update: April 2022 (24 days later…)
  • Wait, I’m poorer now than I was 6 months ago!
  • Net Worth Update: March 2022 (Ski Season!)
  • Net Worth Update: February 2022 (Wild world…)
  • Inflation is officially 7%. Now what?
  • Net Worth Update: January 2022 (Quarantine-cation)
  • Net Worth Update: December 2021 (End of a crazy year)
  • Net Worth Update: November 2021 (The Big Easy…)
  • Net Worth Update: October 2021 (Return to earth…)
  • Why Holding REITs in Your Roth IRA is an Awesome Loophole
  • Net Worth Update: September 2021 (The Honeymoon!)
  • 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!)
  • Money Zombies: The Stuff of Financial Nightmares
  • Create a Wealth Building Machine by Automating Your Finances
  • Net Worth Update: July 2021 (Summer season!)
  • 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!)
  • 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…)
  • 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!?)
  • Money Can’t Buy Happiness, BUT…
  • Net Worth Update: March 2021 (New family members!)
  • 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!)
  • 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 $500,000?
  • Net Worth Update: January 2021 (New year, new start!)
  • 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!)
  • 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%!)
  • 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?)
  • 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…)
  • 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)
  • How it’s totally possible to gain 17-28% annual returns through real estate
  • Net Worth Update: July 2020 (The Strange Summer Continues…)
  • Grant Cardone’s Net Worth in 2020 (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’)
  • 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?)
  • 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…)
  • How to use the internet to enjoy $1,000+ luxuries for pennies. (And rent everything you’d ever need, for free.)
  • 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?)
  • 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)
  • 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!)
  • My 9 Resolutions for 2020 (Plus! A pass or fail on last year’s goals…)

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