Spending & Saving

Ah, the age-old question facing most Americans who work for a living. On one hand, you’ve got the Gary Vees and Codie Sanchezes of the world who insist that hustle is the only way—the way, the truth, and the light in building a life of passion and cash-flowing assets. If you’re not willing to work […]

What if I told you there was a way to spend more money, while still increasing your save rate? There is. It’s called “increasing your income.” Here’s the thing: This ‘advice’ is usually harder to swallow, because it’s not immediately actionable. It’s not able to be deployed identically by every single person reading this blog […]

I’d like to start this blog post by stating the obvious: Nobody’s perfect. I pride myself on being excellent with credit cards: I regularly use my points to take free vacations, I’ve never carried a balance, and I’d consider myself relatively savvy (all right, much savvier than your average credit card user). Today, I’m going […]

Can I admit something that reveals my ignorance and relative lucky breaks? It’s always been pretty easy for me to avoid talking about health insurance and healthcare costs because—as an adult—I’ve always been employed and healthy.  It wasn’t until recently (like, embarrassingly recently) that I was hit with a medical bill that I wasn’t expecting: […]