In mid-1700’s France, there lived an artist and writer on the brink of poverty. His name was Denis Diderot. He had been born into an […]
Category: personal finance
Unusual Ideas about Self-Care … FIRE Edition
There are people who claim that ‘self-care’ requires wasting money. They’ll encourage you to “treat yourself!,” because “you deserve it!” Buy those shoes! Enjoy that […]
Forget Your Debt. Just Forget About It. Really.
You stopped paying a credit card in 2018. The balance was $3,400. You haven’t touched that account since — and now a collection agency is […]
How Can I Find Interesting, Lucrative Work?
“I’d like to improve my finances. But I don’t want to become an extreme cheapskate, and I don’t know how to earn more.” “I can’t […]
The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to Financial Awesomeness
You’re trapped by debt. You want to quit your suffocating job. You feel stuck. Or not? Maybe you love your job. You’re debt-free. And you’re […]
The Sunk Cost Fallacy: The Surprising Reason Why People Cling to Jobs and Investments Longer Than They Should
Imagine that you bought a $100 ticket to a ski resort in Michigan. A few days later, you find a $50 deal for a ski […]
Why I Wasted an Hour of My Life to Save $3.60
Is spending 45 minutes driving to a cheaper gas station actually saving you money? For most working adults, the honest answer is no. But the […]
Your Money Should Make Buckets of Excess Money
Most people treat their savings like a parking lot — slide it in, lock the doors, come back later. Meanwhile, inflation quietly erodes 3–4% of […]
7 Expensive Mistakes That Beginner Real Estate Investors Make
Here’s the conclusion first: most first-time real estate investors don’t fail because of a bad market or one difficult tenant. They fail because their pre-purchase […]
The Incredible Power of the 1% Margin for Improvementa
What would your finances look like if you’d made them 1% better — in just one specific way — every year for the last decade? […]
