Relaxed financial independence – Seek happiness not money
Guys, let's talk about why work sucks. Actually, let's take a step back before we talk about why work sucks. In reality, work isn't all that bad, there are worse things like a root canal. I mention that because I have an appointment for one next Tuesday. You want to charge me $1000 to do [...]
I love Apple Music. I've had an Apple Music subscription for a while now. Apple has gotten my $9.99 plus tax every month. It's no wonder their services division has grown so much! It's a product that allows you to listen to all the music you want for one low price. There are some downsides. I [...]
I realized I never talked about FIRE(financial independence/retire early) on this blog. I've been talking about goals lately so I figure it'd be good to visit my ultimate goal. I want the option to retire early. The FIRE movement is often painted with a broad brush and seen as a group of people saving money [...]
For some reason, August is when I get all my insurance bills. It's the car insurance month and it's also the renter's insurance month. On top of that, I've got my standard health insurance bills coming through and it's a recipe for a tough savings month. We're also taking a trip to Atlanta in a [...]
[This article about M1 Finance may contain affiliate links at no cost to you] I recently opened an M1 Finance account. I mentioned it in one of my portfolio updates but I think it's time to talk about it in more detail because I'm enjoying what the platform offers. There's a lot of new automated [...]
Side income was the name of the game this month. My post about beer money spoke about how I was starting to try to make money online. July was the first month when that side income started being visible. In fact, 9.1% of my income came from side hustles this month. The majority of that [...]
Ladies and gentlemen, it's already the halfway point of 2019. That means it's time for us to be reviewing financial goals. Financial goals are great. However, they're no good if you never check in to see how you're doing. It's like when you're cooking something. You want to taste it once in a while before [...]