As a personal finance blogger, you’d think I’d have a pretty good understanding of compound interest by now. I thought I did, right until I ran a little experiment that shocked me to my core, and nearly two weeks later, still has my head spinning. The experiment It’s funny. As an obsessed money geek, I’ve […]
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The Money Wizard’s Achievements, Failures, and Goals for 2018
Yeah, I’m a month tardy on my New Year’s resolution post. Which can’t be a promising sign for my future goals. But hey, a month late is better than a dollar short, right? Hopefully I won’t be a dollar short. Especially since I’m sitting here pounding out the keyboard on an entire post dedicated to […]
The Money Wizard’s Top Posts of 2017
Blogging has to be the weirdest gig around. On the surface, it’s about the easiest job in the world. Type some stuff into the computer, hit publish, don’t forget to pay your website hosting bills, and congrats! You’re free to wow your friends with your new “blogger” status. Prepare to be the life of the […]
How much does it cost to adopt a dog? I tracked every expense for 6 months.
Back in the May Net Worth update, I announced the newest edition to the Money Wizard family – The Money Pup. Born in Alabama, The Money Pup found his way to Minnesota after his previous owner left him to starve in favor of her latest boyfriend. We met him at a local rescue, and the […]
I Finally Went to FinCon – Here’s What I Learned
If you’re not a blogger yourself, and you don’t follow the latest happenings from the tech side of the internet, you may be as surprised to learn about FinCon’s existence as my Uber driver was. “Fin-What??” he asked. “FinCon is a huge conference for money bloggers,” I explained to my Uber driver, who looked at […]
