I mentioned this in a couple of recent posts, and let me be clear (it’s post election 2025 America and the phrase “let me be clear” has been used so much I want to vomit), this is in no way a brag or a humble brag, or whatever type of bragging is in fashion today,… Continue reading Confession: I Bought a Brand New BMW
Category: Confession
Confession: I Started Ordering Guac Every Time
One cliché of the personal finance space is the whole “stop ordering latte’s” thing. I don’t personally care about latte’s, I’m not sure I’ve ever had one, and I trained myself to drink black coffee because anything else seems like wasted calories. Another, more recent cliché is the idea that you’ll know you made it… Continue reading Confession: I Started Ordering Guac Every Time
Confession: I Tried to Turn an LLC into a Tax Shelter
Here’s a fun fact about the boring middle: You can make it a lot more exciting by doing stupid things! In the past few years I’ve had the kind of frustration that everyone wants. I pay an absurd amount of taxes. Anyone that’s a high earning W2 worker will tell you, it’s not fun to… Continue reading Confession: I Tried to Turn an LLC into a Tax Shelter
Confession: That Time I Tried to Buy an Audi A4
I have done a great many stupid financial things in my past, but few were as embarrassing as the time I tried to buy an Audi A4. File this on under “How much stupid can you do at once.” In 2004 at 24 years old I had gotten the misguided idea into my head that… Continue reading Confession: That Time I Tried to Buy an Audi A4
Confession: I Once Took Out a 401k Loan
Almost nine years ago my wife and I were newly married, deep in debt, and trying to sell an 800 sq ft condo I’d bought in 2005. We had just paid for our wedding in full, we’d paid off my college loans and credit card debt, and sold my impractical car for a Prius. We… Continue reading Confession: I Once Took Out a 401k Loan
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