Over 10 years ago, I had one of the most important conversations of my life. I was 20 at the time and working as an intern for a large private company. My supervisor set me down and told me directly and without hesitation, “If that ever happens again, I will fire you”. Let’s back up…
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In 2018, I published Young, Dumb, and NOT Broke?!, a simple book covering personal finance aimed at early 20-year-olds. The book was not a New York Times best seller by any means but it is something I was and am still extremely proud of. Is it cringe looking back on it? Yes. Did it help…
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I’m not sure if I’ll ever publish this blog post, but I want to tell you the story of how I believe I have found a coin and bullion arbitrage. Now, there are a couple of things we need to know here first. One, this is a belief, and there is a 99% chance I’m…
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This blog post isn’t going to have any groundbreaking information in it. Some of you reading this might think to yourself isn’t this obvious? Why haven’t you been doing this all along you doofus? Others of you will relate though. Through conversations and just looking around, you’ll see what I’m talking about. It’s everywhere. The…
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Lately, I’ve been thinking about how I’m spending my time and the things I want to learn/do. This has mainly been brought on by the fact that we added a little girl to the family and prioritizing awake time has been something that is important to everyone. But that doesn’t mean my wife or I…
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I’ve been searching for something challenging to do for a while now. I have a void that needs to be filled and I’m currently writing this after getting my ass kicked (that’s the nice way of putting it) running just a single mile on an indoor track at a… wait for it… 9:25/mile pace. I…
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I’m going to be honest I have not been the happiest since the start of 2023. In fact, I’ve had many more negative days than positive. It hurts even typing that because I’ve had some of the best things in my life happen so far this year. My wife and I welcomed our daughter and…
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As this blog has grown you may have noticed that my tone has changed. What started out as straightforward financial thoughts (never advice because I’m not licensed to give it) on relatively simple things like how to check your credit score and which should you pay down a car loan or credit card first has…
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This blog post has taken me way too long to write as I’ve really been struggling to reflect on 2022. Whenever I think about the last year all I come back to is work. While 2022 was easily the most successful year I have had professionally I feel as if it consumed my life and…
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I’m going to give you the best financial advice you will ever read and ever need. But first, a disclaimer: *nothing in this post is financial advice, it is all my personal opinion and experiences and you should do whatever you think is best with your own finances* I know that seems a little weird.…
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