Alright, the last blog post got too long, so I decided to create another one so that I could add some more thoughts and to make it a manageable read. A Bank Account Banks make your money safer: The banks carry deposit insurance from the FDIC. All sorts of things can happen to money you… Continue reading How to Save Money When you Make Nothing at Work Part 2
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How to Save Money When You Make Nothing at Work Part 1
This chart is a fairly accurate view of my net worth over time, give or take a few thousand dollars. This is taken from my mint.com account(a personal finance tracking website). You may guess from the fact that I have data from the time I was ~19 years old on mint.com that I was a… Continue reading How to Save Money When You Make Nothing at Work Part 1
Why I Don’t Pay for Spotify
The average American Family spends $237 a month on subscriptions. Here are my strategies for avoiding these income sucking recurring expenses: Music Streaming Via PC: Youtube works great for this if you want specific songs. If you are looking for a good playlist mix, then Pandora is worth a try. Many of the bands that… Continue reading Why I Don’t Pay for Spotify
Personal Finance Flowchart
Investing- Make Money While You Sleep:
The investing strategy that I follow is a “get rich slowly” scheme. I’m not into chasing down returns. I don’t need high risk/high reward for the majority of my investments. If you don’t want to spend your life consumed by what the stock market is doing, keep reading. If you feel like that is something… Continue reading Investing- Make Money While You Sleep:
Crypto-Currency
There is money to be made on the meteoric rise of cryptocurrencies, just watch out that you don’t lose it all on the way back down. Like every bubble, there will be winners and there will be losers. Like any investment strategy, the potential reward for investment must balance out the risk. At this stage,… Continue reading Crypto-Currency
College on the Cheap: How to go to school for $1000 a semester
Listen, if you want to slip the colleges an extra $10,000 a year for your college experience, I’m fine with that. I’ve come to peace with the fact that not everyone can do what I did. But a quality education is still available to people at an affordable price if they know where to look.… Continue reading College on the Cheap: How to go to school for $1000 a semester