by | Oct 26, 2016 | All posts
Going to college is about discovery. It is one of the biggest adventures of your life—or at least, it can be. But it’s also one of the most expensive purchases we’ll ever make. All too often students are stuck with crippling debt that makes many other financial goals... by | Apr 21, 2016 | All posts, Bills, Budget, Money Mindset, Videos
Student loans are no joke. In the United States, student debt is growing at a rate of over $2,000 per second. A YouTube viewer asked me to dig into federal student loan repayment options, so in this video, I do just that. Here are a few things I discuss. What Happens... by | Mar 17, 2016 | All posts, Bills, Budget, Cell phone bill, Money Mindset, Saving Money, Shopping
I was a nerdy kid. In school, I genuinely enjoyed pretty much every subject–except for history. History seemed so old, unrelatable and, well, boring. I could not get into it. Then, one summer, my parents and I visited my dad’s family in Indiana. On the... by Brokepedia | Mar 10, 2016 | All posts, Budget, Clothing, Electronics, Money Mindset, Online shopping, Saving Money, Shoes, Shopping, Videos
Last month at Lifehacker, readers joined our February Money Challenge, which was to haggle your bills. I saved about $131 negotiating my web hosting and Internet. Not bad, right? But our readers put me to shame. They saved several hundred, and in some cases, several... by | Dec 31, 2015 | All posts, Money Mindset
I need to share a brutal truth with you. Sometimes, I get tired of writing about money. Like, really tired of it. Spend less than you earn, save for retirement, blah blah blah. It gets old. I’ve even vowed to stop writing about it altogether. Yet I keep coming... by | Oct 22, 2015 | All posts, Making money
Recently, a friend of mine (and reader of this blog, so a good friend 😀 ) asked me a question. “So do you have an actual investing portfolio?” It’s sounds so grown up. So fancy. So complicated. “I do,” I said. “And you have a 401k...
Managing your money is like going to the dentist or standing in line at the DMV. Nobody wants to do it, but at some point, it’s inevitable: you need to clean your teeth, renew your license, and manage your money like a grown-up.
