If I were making a personal finance 101 cheat sheet, I don’t think anyone would blame me for placing compound interest right at the top of it, in bold letters. I mean, compound Interest is the most powerful force in the universe, or so Albert Einstein’s Instagram account told me. (There’s actually no proof Albert […]
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Is Owning an iPhone More Expensive Than a Car?
Apple just announced the iPhone X. That’s the iPhone 10, not to be confused with the iPhone ex. And pour one out for the iPhone 9 while you’re at it. That edition got skipped over like a nerd in a dodgeball draft. As eager consumers eagerly awaited The Latest and Greatest, Apple announced the one […]
Get Rich by Building Your Own Nuclear Triad of Income
If you haven’t been following the news, you may have missed the recent escalation of 70 years’ worth of tensions between the USA and North Korea, which has us all in danger of getting nuked. I’m no expert in political current events, but the cliff notes version goes something like this: On July 28, North […]
7 Things That Are Always True of Big Savers (according to Yahoo readers)
The biggest news in the Money Wizard corner of the internet remains the viral spread of my strategy to stop wasting money. Framing your spending in terms of time spent, not pieces of paper, apparently makes for a pretty catchy story. The story was first written by Business Insider, who approached me about doing a […]
Finally, the Easiest Source of Passive Income Revealed
Now if that clickbait didn’t get you to read the article, I don’t know what will. Hear me out though, because this one delivers the passive income goods. It’s just not what most people expect. After all, a lot is made of passive income. According to any hopeful investor or retiree, it’s the holy grail […]
