Tax Planning: 2026 Free Money!
Like you, I'm a normal person trying to make sense of our infinitely complex U.S. tax code.
Tax Planning: 2025 Free Money!
"I'm still NOT a CPA, accountant, or tax professional. Truth be told, I struggled in my accounting classes that I had to take for my MBA. Like you, I'm a normal person trying to make sense of our infinitely complex U.S. tax code."
FIRE Flashback: Our $15,000 Financial Triple Play
"Our lateral move to regain our sanity and reduce our stress ended up being a hardcore-savings bonanza!"
10 Reasons We're Not "Real" Millionaires
"Okay, so maybe we're faux millionaires or millionaire wannabes...we're living a lie!"
Retread: FIRE vs Sasquatch
Nota Bene: Here's a blast from the past! This post made Rock Star Finance when RSF was THE town square of the personal finance blogosphere. I loved writing this post! Like many FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) enthusiasts, I'm a flat-out weird guy full of many
My Advice to the Class of 2017
Take it from me, keg beer tasted just as good in graduate school!"
7 Reasons to Hate Debt
"Suddenly, it was clear to me that my freedom had been compromised and that..."
How We Saved $500,000 in 4.5 Years
"Eventually, a moment of clarity arrived... sometimes it's good to be crazy."
Retread: How I Escaped My 403b by Quitting My Job
"As a teacher, coach, and former D-1 basketball player, I initially found it difficult to embrace quitting."
"Crappy" Jobs II
"From the beginning we estimated that we would save at least $10,000 a month..."
A $7,500 College Degree in 12 Months?
"It's possible to earn an undergraduate degree in one year for under $7,500."
How We Saved $250,000 by Taking "Crappy" Jobs
"In the eyes of my friends, we were taking really CRAPPY jobs..."