I started this blog in 2013 with the expectation that I would not earn any money from it, I just wanted to share what I was learning about personal finance with others. I didn’t even know it was a possibility to make money off a blog. When I read …
One of my favorite Jeff Bezos ideas that has been quoted frequently, is to think long term on your goals. If you are only thinking about the next 3 months you have tons of competition. If you are thinking about 5 years, 10 years from now, the crowd disappears. We …
In my personal life I am public as the owner of this blog, and most people who have known me longer than this blog has existed know of my passion for frugality, saving money, and microeconomics in general. From time to time people ask me for advice or guidance, but …
For 2016 I came just shy of hitting our 50% savings rate goal, which we missed due to needing to replace our primary vehicle and choosing to pave our driveway. Excluding the purchase of our vehicle, we hit a rate of 47%. For 2017 I want to hit 50%. For …