The Big List of Financial Independence and Investing Resources

Friends have started to realize that I’ve managed to make a little money in my life. As such, I keep getting asked about topics like passive income, investing, budgeting, and paying off debt. What I try to explain is that the way I see it, if you want to actually change your financial life, you… Continue reading The Big List of Financial Independence and Investing Resources

How Do You Make Two Million Dollars?

I was catching up with a longtime friend over the weekend. He and I have a tendency to spar a little when we’re talking. A little ribbing here, a little joke about the hairline (or lack thereof) there, maybe a nutshot about an ex-girlfriend if we’re going for the big laugh. When the subject of… Continue reading How Do You Make Two Million Dollars?

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

The Best Stock Trade I Ever Made

Twelve years ago I was absolutely obsessed with Tesla. The stock was pretty volatile, but trading in the $20 range for a while. So I took $5000 out of my wedding fund, bought the stock and watched as it took off like a rocket ship for years to come. Today that investment is worth $526,201.… Continue reading The Best Stock Trade I Ever Made