Have you ever wondered how much you have made (from W-2 income) in your life? If you started as a teenage like me, it can be hard to remember allllllll ...
For as long as I can remember, I was involved in extra-curricular activities. From swimming lessons at 18 months old and t-ball at 3 years old, to basketball in 4th ...
I bought my townhouse in April 2006 from a husband and wife duo; she was a Realtor and he was a contractor. They would buy properties together and flip them. ...
Obligatory disclaimer: If you are not a person who can pay off your credit card bills in full and on-time each month, stop reading now! The techniques in this article ...
In my previous job, from 2014-2018, I was in a position that did not provide paid holidays, vacation or sick time, and no pension benefits (and this was State Government)! ...
Back in the early 1990s, a restaurant chain called Chi-Chi’s spread rapidly across the United States. On one visit to my local Chi-Chi’s, I overheard someone in the restaurant tell ...
By the time you read this, there will likely be less than 2 weeks left in the year 2018. This is the time of year that I like to slow ...
There is a widely-cited statistic that 40% of Americans cannot pay an unexpected $400 emergency. Are you one of these people without an Emergency Fund capable of footing that bill? ...
It was only 10 days ago, on a Friday evening after work, when I learned my internet friend Dumpster Doggy was going to be in New York City for a ...
By Josh October 23, 2018 Yesterday, an awesome new curation site went live called The Money Middletons. You may be asking yourself, “WTF is a Middleton” and you would be ...
By Josh October 1, 2018 Along with half of the Twittersphere, I just returned home from Orlando where I attended FinCon 2018. FinCon is an annual conference for money nerds ...
By Josh August 21, 2018 I've been quiet around here for a few weeks, because I wasn't really sure how to put some of my ideas to words. Instead, I ...
By Josh August 9, 2018 (Warning, post is over 3,600 words) Sometimes, I feel like a broken record. Pause that, rewind a bit... As a total FIRE enthusiast and fledgling ...
By Josh July 28, 2018 Ever since J. Money used to write about his "Challenge Everything" mindset/challenge/fund a few years ago, I have been meaning to do something similar and ...
By Josh July 26, 2018 Despite making more money at my (new) day job than I've ever made before in my career, I am constantly looking for other ways to ...
(This post will be maintained periodically) I thought it would be a good idea to share a list of the trips that my travel hacking [obsession] has allowed me to ...
By Josh July 10, 2018 Hey reader! Overall, my home ownership story has been a truly awful experience that I wouldn't wish upon anyone... but these days, I am finally ...
By Josh Published June 30, 2018 Hello reader! As I began typing this post, I was sitting on an Amtrak train on the Coast Starlight route, from Los Angeles, California ...
By Josh June 30, 2018 Can you believe that 2018 is already half over? It's been a really busy year for me so far (details below), so time has just ...
On the evening of January 5th, 2018, I posted this Tweet and it generated higher-than average interest, including a request for a blog post to explain what all of this ...
By Josh October 31, 2018 The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines shame as a painful emotion caused by consciousness of guilt, shortcoming, or impropriety. Synonyms include humiliation, regret, disgrace, odium and reproach. ...