…that I agree with Dave Ramsey's plan for financial improvement/independence. Well, let's be clear about that: I agree with the broad strokes of Dave Ramsey's plan for financial improvement/independence. I agree with aiming for a debt-free life. I agree with taking a "gazelle ... Read more...
Archives for October 2012
Hurricane Hiatus
I'm going to be on a hurricane hiatus for the next few days, so while you're waiting for my return (ha!) I thought I'd feature a few of my favorite old posts that you might have missed. These are some of my favorites, if I do say so myself! Me And Carrie Brashaw Taking ... Read more...
Follow Up: If Your Goal is Early Retirement, You Have the Wrong Goal
On Monday, I tried to spark a controversy about whether or not early retirement is the right goal to be pursuing. I'm sure that the statement itself revealed my sentiments about the matter, but in case it didn't: I think that people who have the goal of retiring early have the ... Read more...
Student Loan Payoff Milestone!
Guess what?! My federal student loan - my only remaining debt - crossed another payoff milestone this week. It's officially below $11,000! When I started blogging almost four years ago, I had a hard time envisioning the day that my debt level would be so low. It feels like ... Read more...
If Your Goal is Early Retirement, You Have the Wrong Goal
Discuss. At the end of the week I'm going to write a long post detailing my thoughts on this issue, incorporating your comments and ideas. So weigh in! Let's get a good dialogue going this ... Read more...
Getting My Feet Wet: Investing With Lending Club
Disclaimer: This is NOT a sponsored post! I've written on a couple of occasions about my desire to get started with investing some of my extra monthly cash, now that I have most of my debt paid off and a small emergency fund in place. On the advice of one of my fellow personal ... Read more...
Is Your Arrogance About Your Finances Holding You Back?
Ok, guys. I'm going to admit something really big here. Like, I've never admitted this to anyone before, and I really considered not leading with this little tidbit about myself in this post because it's so damn embarrassing. But in the interest of honesty, here it goes: In ... Read more...
Frugal Food: Lentil Soup
I used to think I hated lentil soup. I always experienced it as a flavorless bowl of mushy lentils and vegetables. This view of lentil soup persisted until one snow evening when I was in graduate school and my roommate whipped up a batch of it. Skeptical but starving, I accepted ... Read more...
Four Lazy Ways to Improve Your Finances
All of the following are quotes lifted directly from popular personal finance blogs: "I went without buying any new clothes or shoes for a whole year - it was hard, but totally worth it to get all my debt paid off!" "I never, ever go to restaurants or put my clothes in the ... Read more...
Paying Teachers More Is The Only Way To Fix Public Education
A few weeks ago, my friend Kevin from Thousandaire and I started going back and forth on Twitter about teacher pay. The conversation sprang from an article I tweeted about how teachers get screwed, pay-wise. For the life of me, I can't find the original article. But the ... Read more...