Awareness

Who is The Man?

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  Ever since I launched this site, it has contained the tagline “Practical strategies for sticking it to The Man.” But who is The Man? It’s not who—or what—you might think. … Read More

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You must fight the Tired

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  Life is tiring. Anyone who brings up an argument like, “What? You only work eight hours a day, so you have sixteen hours left” is either myopic or trying to sell you something. If you’re single, then you need … Read More … Read More

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How to keep your miles from expiring without spending extra money

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  Far too many sites about travel hacking seem to talk endlessly about how to get zillions of frequent flyer miles by signing up for credit card bonuses (that require spending thousands of dollars in a certain period of time). … Read More … Read More

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You’re not getting a raise

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  Work hard, get a raise. That’s the plan, right? But let’s say that you’ve been granted a 3% raise for the year. In all seriousness, bravo! But it’s not really a raise. … Read More

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Bookshelf: Heads in Beds

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  (The Bookshelf series discusses certain books that are relevant to some of the major themes of this site. They are not meant to be viewed as traditional book reviews. If you’d like a real review, there are plenty of … Read More … Read More

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Isn’t this all obvious?

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  I was talking about my seminar the other day to a friend of mine. I gave her an abbreviated spiel about budgeting, the Income, Bills, Expenses separation (or IBE, which I’ve been increasingly pronouncing as “Ebay” for some reason). … Read More … Read More

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But keeping track of expenses is hard!

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  I have suggested that you keep track of your expenses as they occur throughout the month. This raises some eyebrows, and questions are often asked. But instead of a standard FAQ, I thought it might be more fun to … Read More … Read More

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The high cost of free frequent flyer miles

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  There’s a tension between having an interest in travel hacking and an interest in taking control of your finances. On one hand, the two pursuits seem to go well together. Travel hacking involves having creative travel experiences on a … Read More … Read More

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What to do when you go over budget

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  You would think because I do financial coaching and talk about money a bunch, that I’d be an ace at it and never have any problems. Alas, you would be wrong. … Read More

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A conversation about debt

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(My friend Saul of Hearts recently posted an article about his experiences with leveraging debt. As I thought it was an interesting take on a subject that I have some strong feelings about, we talked about me writing a response … Read More … Read More

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