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Experiments in Savings: The Travel Cartel

For a long time now, I have dreamed of traveling the world. At first, I thought that once I was self employed I’d be able to go country hopping like some of my favorite bloggers. Yet I find that, unlike my more nomadic counterparts, I wanted a base of operations before setting out and globetrotting. […]

Finding Direction: Early Retirement or Working Happily?

When I first got into Personal Finance, I was convinced that the best way to go was simply save as much as you possibly can, build up a portfolio of income, and retire to wherever seems interesting at the time. As time went on, I realized that in order to do that, chances were that […]

The Pros and Cons of Home Ownership: My Perspective

Now a few months into home ownership, I feel like I have a lot to reflect upon. To start, let me say that I am not the kind of person that worries about a lot of things. I have built my life around minimizing unnecessary stress while working on the things I want to do. […]

Lessons From The U.S. Government Gridlock on Debt

custom college essays p>While I tend not to be all that vocal about my political views to others, as a citizen I try to stay relatively well informed about ongoing political issues. Being a long time writer about Personal Finance, I have always thought how the government borrows and spends was fascinating. The numbers just […]

Returning to a Regular Schedule

So it appears that between my transition to being self employed and buying a house, the blog has managed to fall by the wayside. Well, no more! Finance is a more important part of my life than ever, and as a result I would really like to get back to a regular posting schedule. I […]