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I'm gonna be on the Radio!
So I was just contacted to be on the radio in prime time tomorrow! Woot Woot! They want to talk personal finance. It will be on from...
Zach
Jan 13, 20191 min read
Death, Thanksgiving, and Financial Independence
Sometimes, life, or in this case, death, steps up and smacks you right in the mouth, and yells, “HEY, LOOK UP, THERE’S A MESSAGE YOU NEED...
Zach
Jan 5, 20194 min read
Should you buy a car?
For most people, their two biggest expenses are their car and their house. This makes sense, as they are two of the largest single...
Zach
Jan 5, 20193 min read
2018 Savings Overview (With Charts!)
The year is over. Done like a blackened pancake floating in a pool of soapy water. What's left but to pick out he pieces that get stuck...
Zach
Jan 5, 20192 min read
Fighting Lifestyle Inflation by Sticking To Your Numbers
“Meh, I can afford it.” This thought will keep you from getting rich. It’s especially bad if you think it after you get a raise or a...
Zach
Dec 1, 20183 min read
Are you buying Wealth or Poverty?
Would you rather buy things that make you richer or that make you poorer? I know it may seem like a contradiction that the things you...
Zach
Dec 1, 20184 min read
Savings Journey: November 2018
This month was awesome for saving, and very nearly the most I've ever saved in my entire recorded life... if it hadn't been for that damn...
Zach
Dec 1, 20183 min read
You Deserve Nothing- But you can Build Anything!
People on my facebook feed constantly post about how you “deserve love” or a high wage job that aligns with your passions, or access to...
Zach
Nov 17, 20185 min read
Twofer: October Savings and Net Worth Update
Let's start with Net Worth. That was the hardest pill to swallow, anyway, but I have enough data now to notice a trend! Despite saving...
Zach
Nov 4, 20183 min read
Living a Frugal Life doesn't have to be boring!
You can live a fulfilling and frugal life here in the UAE (or most places, really), it's not even that hard. I would love for this...
Zach
Oct 19, 20186 min read
The Less We Want, The Richer We Are
A couple weeks ago, I was on the ChooseFI Facebook page, and saw the following thread. Thanks to Amy Koit for this awesome exchange....
Zach
Oct 18, 20185 min read
Quarter 2 Rebalancing: The Simplification
It's time. Time for simplicity. Having re-read the classic JL Collins book, "The Simple Path To Wealth" for my Millionaire Teachers...
Zach
Oct 4, 20182 min read
Savings Journey: September 2018 THE BEGINNING!
September was an awesome month for savings! I've been tracking my savings rate for three years now, and this was the third highest month...
Zach
Oct 1, 20182 min read
Don't Be A Slave To Your Finances
This was originally published (with a few tweaks from my editor) in The National, which is a big newspaper in the UAE. Click here for...
Zach
Sep 14, 20184 min read
College shopping is like…
Today we have a guest post by Michael A. Carlson on the subject of picking an appropriate university. Michael wrote this article for...
Zach
Sep 11, 20189 min read
Savings Journey: August 2018 THE END!
Teachers and students divide their years up differently than other people. Our year starts, generally, in September, and ends, really,...
Zach
Sep 1, 20182 min read
Best Blog Day EVER!
This afternoon I got a message from my blog, saying how much this nice lady named Sarah liked my post about Consumerism, and how it's a...
Zach
Aug 29, 20183 min read
Real Estate Experiment
Is anyone else skeptical about compound growth on index funds? Is it just me? I know that, so far, index funds have returned an average...
Zach
Aug 17, 20184 min read
Get Rich With Laziness!
Sometimes, even reading about how hard people work leaves me exhausted! This could be the full time working mom who comes home and takes...
Zach
Aug 9, 20185 min read
Savings Journey: July 2018
As previously discussed, I hit my savings goal for the school year last month, and even went past it. I had planned on not saving...
Zach
Aug 2, 20181 min read
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