If you follow this blog at all, you know that I’m serious about paying off debt and investing for the future. Pursuing goals like those are vitally important, and will set you up for a great financial future. I’ve shared examples of how I’ve pursued those goals by Destroying Debt, Flipping Land, and Investing In …
In what is likely the understatement of the year, 2020 was rough. With so much tragedy, fear, hate, and unrest dominating the headlines, most people have negative feelings regarding the year. I also had my fair share of hardships last year, and definitely feel many of those sentiments about 2020. However, there were many great …
I lasted about six months in the beautiful land of debt freedom before I ended up back in debt. Oops. Fortunately, this expenditure was planned and is part of a larger investment strategy that I’m pursuing – real estate. I spent months searching, scouring land deed records, hand writing personalized notes, and looking at multiple …
What if I told you that I had a program, or a magic pill, that could save you time, money, and stress, all while helping you lose weight and improving your health? You’d probably think I’m as crazy as the folks on late night infomercials. Fortunately, this is not an infomercial, and I’m not a …
I often get raised eyebrows as well as lots of questions and comments when I tell people about my personal finance journey. “You actually sold your car and lived car-free?” “You were living by yourself and chose to move in with roommates?” “You ditched cable? Stopped buying designer clothes?” “Why waste time by searching for …
We’ve all been there. Fantasizing over that item that we really don’t need to purchase, but really want in that moment. That pair of shoes, or a hat, or coffee mug, or a funny t-shirt. It only costs $10, or $50, or $100. And it’s on sale! Why not go for it since it’s at …
What’s a fashion conscious, financially mindful, debt paying guy to do? I used to be a huge fan of fashion – keeping up with all of the newest trends and devouring new GQ issues with a fervor. I’d regularly drop $100 on a single shirt or a few hundred dollars on some fancy new jeans. …
Even the most frugal of us in the financial world still venture out from time to time to purchase things on the internet. The good news? There’s a pretty sweet savings hack that I want to share with you that can help you save extra money when you do. Ebates.com There’s a website called ebates.com …
Do you remember what it was like to be a child on Christmas eve? My brothers and I would usually lock ourselves in one room, trying to stay awake all night playing games and excitedly predicting what Santa might bring us. I have such fond memories of the way we bonded on those nights and …
I love Music! I’m not an outwardly emotional guy, but man, something about music just connects with my heart in a way that’s different than anything else. Studies have shown that for some people, discovering new music or a new band is similar to a high that one could get from taking drugs. It’s literally …