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Musings on personal finance and more. Not written with AI since 2012.

How to succeed at your first month of budgeting

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  Let’s say you finally decided to make a change and create a budget for your finances. Perhaps you’ve become suitably inspired, or, like the parable of the burning building, the alternative had become that much worse. So what do … Read More … Read More

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My unconventional attendance at World Domination Summit 2015

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  The World Domination Summit is a yearly conference in Portland that asks the question, “How can we live a remarkable life in a conventional world?“ For those who would like a refresher, I’ve written about WDS before in years … Read More … Read More

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The banality of being a millionaire

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  There are few words associated with money that are more romantic than “millionaire“. Just the very mention of the word brings to my mind giant villas overlooking a sunny sea. But I want us to take a closer look at … Read More … Read More

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Does it really matter how much your time is worth?

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  How many times have you been a part of a conversation that went something like this? “I was going to take the bus because it was only $18, but it would have taken 6 hours. Then I saw that flying … Read More … Read More

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A month of living cash-only

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  I’ve talked about how to spend money. When you think about it, it’s a surprisingly complex decision, and one that takes place many times a day. I’ve hammered home the point about the dangers of putting everyday spending on … Read More … Read More

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Can you be heard without an extreme message?

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  It’s often a good thing for there to be some people who hold extreme viewpoints. In the technology world, we need people like Richard Stallman to talk about how free (libre, not gratis) software is necessary for a society … Read More … Read More

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How can I convince you to not put your spending on a credit card?

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  As I never grow tired of saying, being financially aware is one of the most crucial ways to find peace in your life and achieve anything you want. Being rich isn’t the goal, but being intentional and making the … Read More … Read More

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How to combine finances when you’re non-monogamous

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  So, if you’ve been following along, I talked about commingling finances for couples, and the importance of talking about dreams to get on board together. Then I hedged a bit and talked about how speaking solely of couples is inadequate, … Read More … Read More

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What about non-traditional relationships?

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  In my previous two posts on couples and finances, I struggled with the specificness of the subject matter. The problem shows up when one realizes that one has inadvertently excluded certain types of interpersonal relations. Two examples come to … Read More … Read More

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The importance of a shared financial strategy for couples

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  In my post about how couples can combine their finances, I ended by stating that if there was any wrong answer on the many ways that such commingling was possible, it was to not talk about your strategy. If … Read More … Read More

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