Here’s the surprising news of the month: Ultra high savings rates – not just for online money nerds like us, apparently. According to a recent interview with Yahoo Finance, Shaq, of all people, is one of the biggest proponents of pushing an Early Retirement Extreme style savings rate. Reporter: What money advice would you give […]
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Worried about inflation? These 2 simple hacks are an easy fix.
Inflation. With the U.S. Government printing unprecedented amounts of money, most investors are shaking in their boots over this nine letter word. But what if I told you that with a tiny change to your lifestyle, inflation can actually turn into a smart investor’s best friend? And that you could harness the mysterious force of […]
How to use the internet to enjoy $1,000+ luxuries for pennies. (And rent everything you’d ever need, for free.)
Earlier this month, the sun decided it was time retire Minnesota’s dreary winter clouds, and the leaves decided it was time to bud from the trees. I took the hint, got myself outside into some beautiful Spring weather, and began one chore I can actually get behind – Spring cleaning. For this bout, I was […]
How much does it cost to adopt a cat? I tracked every expense for 6 months.
Ever wonder how much it costs to adopt a cat? Well, lucky for you, I adopted a four month old kitten exactly half a year ago. Even luckier, I tend to have some OCD money-blogger tendencies, which for better or worse, means that I can’t help but track every penny I spend. So when The […]
How much it costs to live in every state for 30 years, ranked.
As somebody obsessed with saving money and reaching financial freedom, there’s two exercises I regularly partake in. Calculating how much money it’s costing me to live in Minnesota each year Considering the most efficient places I could live once I’m financially independent Exercise #1 is the much less enjoyable one, and I’m not even sure […]
