Archive for the 'Retire Early' Category

Money Making Potential: Adsense

It seems I’ve been on a tear with writing recently. Hopefully I’m not overloading you guys, I’ve just been having a total blast exploring things both finance related as well as sources of alternate income. I’ve recently met a goal of making 10$ per day in income this month outside my job through both blogging, […]

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The Overarching Need of Balance

As I kicked back on my girlfriend’s comfy chair (she was running a yard sale at her parents for the day, and mine is decidedly less-comfy!) last Saturday afternoon, I took some time to reflect on my situation. On one hand I’ve made some great progress over the past year, but on the […]

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How we Spend our Money

I was looking into how the average American spends their money, since I’d like to see where all of this credit and debt goes to, and I was somewhat surprised. A recent article at the NY times (here!) has broken it down into a rather colorful graphic.
For me, the 42% spent on housing just floors […]

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Mobile Lifestyle: Keeping Your Stuff on the Move

If you’ve read some of more of my whimsical posts about how I’d like a more mobile lifestyle and enjoyed it, this may be up your alley as well. I’ve always considered an ideal work situation one where I have a good amount of flexibility. Since I’m not at a point yet where I don’t […]

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Winding Down Friday: How Much Credit is Too Much?

 
I read a LOT of personal finance books and other investment related articles, news, media, etc. and I’m always somewhat concerned by the line of thinking that debt is ok to have. Books like Rich Dad Poor Dad explain that it’s ok to use leverage to your advantage as long as you’re not in […]

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