Hey Everyone! Today, we’re in for a treat. We’ve got an epic guest post from one of my all time favorite blogs on the internet, AssetBasedLife.com. That blog’s author, Paul, is the type of guy that younger guys like me aspire to be. He’s early retired from a successful career, with a ton of money […]
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Why I’m Not Going to FinCon This Year (and the life lesson anyone with a goal needs to hear)
If you follow the personal finance blog-o-sphere (what an annoying word, btw…) you’ve no doubt stumbled onto the weird phenomenon that sprouts up every fall. For one week every September-ish, you’ll notice your favorite personal finance blogs get eerily quiet. Then, they re-emerge, but they’re not talking about money anymore. Instead, they’re blasting your news […]
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 […]
And the Most Popular Google Search Term of 2016 Is…
We’ve almost closed the books on 2016. Welcome 2017. Does anyone else have a brief moment of panic every time the year rolls over? It seems like yesterday when 2017 was just some unrealistically far-off year I entered as my credit card’s expiration date. Now, 2017 is (almost) today. The future is here. 😮 At […]
The 5 Most Hilariously Amusing TV Scams of All Time
There’s something oddly satisfying about wasting a sleepless night on the ridiculous products peddled by infomercial pitchmen. Laugh all you want, but this segment is big business aimed right at your hard working dollars – the infomercials market is estimated as a staggering $250 billion-dollar industry. Most of these products are outrageous at best, but […]