Hang around the personal financial section of the internet for long enough, and you’ll eventually find a contingent of people claiming something more than a little extreme – that the government’s official rate of inflation is rigged. And it has been for over 40 years… Now, if this is true, it’s obviously a HUGE deal. […]

A few months ago, I was at the bar with a friend. (Remember those days?) Soon after, a friend-of-a-friend walked in, clearly in a fantastic mood. Right away, this friend-of-a-friend, who’d I’d always heard through the grapevine was a loaded real estate developer, began an absolute bender of a spending-spree. We’re talking the highest shelf […]

Being rich and being wealthy… same thing right? WRONG. Most people don’t realize this, but the two have one extremely important difference. Understanding that difference is huge key to reaching financial freedom. (And for fun, learning how your average teacher can be wealthier than an NBA All-Star.) We’ll get to that mind-bending comparison in a […]

Ever wonder how much money you’d need to be considered rich? Sure, there’s rich in the, “I’m feeling pretty secure right now,” sense of the word. Then there’s rich in the, “Hey, I might not even have to work any more!” (That’s the type of rich I’m aiming for, btw) But what about rich in […]