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 …
It’s hard to believe that it’s been two years since I buckled down and got serious about destroying my debt and pursuing financial independence. I’ve made a ton of what I would have called sacrifices, but in reality, it’s hard to call them sacrifices anymore. I sold my car, moved in with roommates, sold a …
Ya’ll. I took the plunge. A week prior to writing this post I went all in on eliminating debt and I finally sold my car. I’ve been thinking about going car free for a few months now, going as far to try to act like I didn’t have a car and using my bike or …
In 1999, a sci-fi movie called The Matrix hit theaters and became a pop culture phenomenon. The special effects–which were incredible–drew people in, but the the story–which was intricate and compelling–had people leaving the theater buzzing. The main character in the film, Neo, slowly starts to sense that something is off. He begins to discover …
One of the ways that I have been able to save money over the years is to make purchases that, while being a larger initial investment, will save me money down the road. A great example of this idea is when dealing with shaving. In 2014, I was working with a church in the countryside …
I was standing in line at the grocery store recently, and I started a conversation with the older gentlemen in front of me. He was looking dapper, and I wanted to make sure that I let him know his fashion sense was on point. We began talking more and eventually landed on the topic of …