Your wallet and your life bursting at the seams.
Tools and insights to help you balance living in the present and saving for the future.
How I spend $30k per year in the SF bay area with a 65%+ savings rate
A breakdown of my current income and expenses while enjoying life in a VHCOL location
What is Barista FIRE? The complete guide to unlocking early financial freedom
How Barista FIRE uses the power of side income after retirement to help you exit the rat race much sooner
How I graduated college with no student loans and over $40k of savings (in 10 steps)
10 steps I took to lay the foundation for a lifetime of financial freedom
2020 year in review
My reflection on 2020 including the good, the bad, my learnings from the past year, and my goals for 2021
How I bought a new M1 MacBook Air for under $700 (before tax)
Here's how I stacked discounts to buy Apple's M1 MacBook Air for under $700
Mint Mobile Review: my 4 years on America's best value prepaid plan
How I've saved nearly $2,000 since switching to Mint in 2016
How NOT having the newest iPhone would have earned you $9,000+ over the last 10 years
What would happen if you only upgraded your iPhone every three years and bought Apple stock in the years between?
5 financial mistakes I've made and what you can learn from them
Here are 5 finance-related mistakes I've made on my journey and the takeaways you can learn from each of them
Do Things That Positively Compound
Compounding growth as a heuristic for focusing your time and energy
The Coast FIRE Grid: how much do you need to save up to coast to retirement?
Determine at-a-glance your Coast FIRE number based on your age and expected spending
What is Coast FIRE: The Complete Guide to Coasting to Financial Independence
Leverage the power of compound growth to unlock freedom early in life, before hitting your normal FI number.
My Story
My journey on the path to financial independence