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Why I can’t get myself to use a password manager

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on October 4, 2018 | Featured

Data breaches have become so common that they are basically going on constantly. According to Teramind, in the time it takes you to brush your teeth, 19,280 data records have been stolen. And that’s not counting floss. If you haven’t … Read More … Read More

Tags: password manager, passwords, security

“How I made $200,000 and grew my audience from 50 to 50,000 in 13 months!” and other things I ignored at FinCon 2018

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on October 1, 2018 | Featured

I’m just getting back from FinCon 2018. What a blast! Some previous posts about FinCon: Is it already FinCon 2018? A confession of unintentionality Affiliate mania, problem companies, and bling: Notes from the exhibition hall at FinCon 2017 FinCon is … Read More … Read More

Tags: FinCon, fincon18, KISS

What to say when someone you know makes a financial decision you disagree with

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on September 27, 2018 | Featured

It’s not an infrequent occurrence that I get friends who apologize to me when they tell me about financial decisions they make. “I know you wouldn’t approve of this, but…“ The interesting thing is that more often than not, they’re … Read More … Read More

Tags: disagreement

Is it already FinCon 2018? A confession of unintentionality

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on September 24, 2018 | Featured

I try to keep my posts here informative, educational, hopefully entertaining, and always vaguely nerdy. But this site is also a journey for me as well. I’m not sitting at the top of the mountain, throwing off wisdom to the … Read More … Read More

Tags: FinCon, fincon18

You don’t need to wait until you’re old or rich to see the world

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on September 20, 2018 | Featured

I’ve been in Scotland for the past week, the first time I’ve been here in about twenty years. The first time I was here was on a break from college. I had taken a spring semester off, and was planning … Read More … Read More

Tags: planning, saving, travel

If you save $1 today, how much will you have in 10 years?

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on September 17, 2018 | Featured

It’s better to save when you’re younger. I think most of us know that. The problem is that being younger is the time when it’s hardest to save. One’s younger years are the time when pretty much everyone has a … Read More … Read More

Tags: investing

Why not use a robo-advisor?

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on September 13, 2018 | Featured

So as I mentioned in my last post, my day job started offering a 401(k) recently. Finally! It’s been very relieving, as it allows me to put more tax-advantaged money away for retirement, which, as you might imagine, is pretty … Read More … Read More

Tags: investment, robo-advisor

Why a 401(k) is the most lucrative investment product for most people

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on September 10, 2018 | Featured

Lord have mercy, my day job just recently started offering a 401(k)! When I switched jobs last year, I was dismayed, as one can imagine, that there was no employee-sponsored retirement plan offered to me. When I asked, as politely … Read More … Read More

Tags: 401(k), retirement plans

What if you don’t have a bank account?

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on September 6, 2018 | Featured

I was on the bus the other day when I overheard the two people, a young man and woman, in front of me talking about a paycheck. “Yeah, I just got paid, but now I have to see if some … Read More … Read More

Tags: bank account, checking account, unbanked

The saddest money withdrawal I’ve ever seen

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on September 3, 2018 | Featured

I’m going on a big trip this month, and I’m pretty excited about it. One of my rituals around packing—aside from spending the week prior making a way-too-big pile of stuff in the corner of my room under the misunderstanding … Read More … Read More

Tags: banks, poverty

Blog

Why I can’t get myself to use a password manager

“How I made $200,000 and grew my audience from 50 to 50,000 in 13 months!” and other things I ignored at FinCon 2018

What to say when someone you know makes a financial decision you disagree with

Is it already FinCon 2018? A confession of unintentionality

You don’t need to wait until you’re old or rich to see the world

If you save $1 today, how much will you have in 10 years?

Why not use a robo-advisor?

Why a 401(k) is the most lucrative investment product for most people

What if you don’t have a bank account?

The saddest money withdrawal I’ve ever seen

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