Category: Finance
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The Reason You Are Broke: It’s Not A Money Problem
I had a friend, Sarah, tell me how she was sick of living paycheck to paycheck and not able to save money. Of course, this is an average thing for most Americans today, as 66% of the population struggle to make ends meet. I would have felt sorry for her, if she didn’t just get…
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What is Efficient Work and How Does it Impact Happiness?
Efficient (Adj.): achieving maximum productivity with minimal wasted effort or expense. A system is efficient when it runs smoothly to achieve the desired outcome. When it is as streamlined as possible, taking the least amount of effort to reach the goal. The most efficient car goes from point A to point B, with the least…
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What Minimalism Can Teach Us About Finance: A Simple Path to Wealth
If you saw my last post, you’ll know how minimalism can increase your productivity, but did you know it can also increase your wealth? Many people believe that investing in the stock market is a complicated task only the professionals can do, but it can actually be extremely simple. The book, The Simple Path to…
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Be A Millionaire Today!
I promise this isn’t one of those get rich quick schemes. I am not telling you to invest in GameStop or Bitcoin, and I am not trying to sell you my course on how to house hack your way into more debt than anyone should be able to stomach. I am here to tell you…
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How to Finance Your Adventure and Your Life
Many young men die at age 25, but are not buried until they are 75 – Often attributed to Benjamin Franklin Ever Wonder How to Save Up for a Big Quest? Ever since I got back from the Appalachian Trail in 2022, I’ve been thinking about how to get back out there. After graduating college…
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Why the Concept of Retirement is Wrong
I was having a conversation with a friend recently and he made the point that our society was very smart to realize that at age 60-65 people retire because they are ready for a slower life (he is around this age himself). He is a very intelligent guy, with a PhD in chemical engineering, and…
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Reimagining Modern Success and Happiness
Success is defined as the accomplishment of an aim or purpose. Well that means in order to be successful, you first must have a goal, but how do we come up with that? The typical thought of a successful person is someone with a nice car, a big house, and high paying job. So their…
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Fuck the Joneses! Why would I want to keep up with them?
The Joneses are broke, have debt over their heads, and are going to get divorced (statistically*), why would I want to be like them? Good question, I don’t. I don’t want to live in a suburb house with a payment so large I can barely afford it. I don’t need that new Ford Bronco or…
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An Unconventional Take on an Unconventional Life
Everyone has that one friend that is always in a cool location doing something awesome like climbing the tallest peak in a national park or visiting a new country. I’ve always wanted to be that friend. The person all of your other friends bring up at dinner when you aren’t there because you are going…