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FINANCE 101

How does money work?!?

I promise, this won't be as painful as you think. The following articles will walk you through the basics of personal finance and investing.

Oct 18
3 min

What is an HSA?

An HSA (not to be confused with a HYSA, they're totally different which is ridiculous) is a Health Savings Account. You would most likely...

Aug 28
2 min

10 Ways to Get a Million Dollars

I'm sorry if you are reading this post in order to learn the secrets of black-market stock-trading or the winning lottery numbers or my b...

Aug 17
8 min

Everything You Need to Know About Credit Scores

What is credit vs a credit score? Credit is when you borrow money to buy something and agree to pay it back later, with interest. Using a...

Jul 26
5 min

The Ideal Money Breakdown

There are so, so, so many options for what to do with your money. The average American keeps some cash in their savings account and that'...

Jul 15
4 min

Should We Increase Minimum Wage?

A common argument against increasing minimum wage is the fact that it will cause inflation. If companies are forced to increase the salar...

Jul 8
3 min

Taxes: Filing Status

Figuring out your filing status is the easy part. Figuring out what that means for your taxes is a little more complicated. Here's a simp...

Jun 28
3 min

Financial Inequality

Here are some horrifying but very true facts to get your blood pressure rising: The wealthiest 20% of Americans account for 52% of total ...

Jun 28
2 min

Compounding Interest

Get ready to learn the most powerful, magical, revolutionary concept in finance. Which you probably also learned in third grade but didn'...

Jun 23
2 min

FIRE: It's red hot

FIRE is a fun acronym that stands for Financial Independence, Retire Early. I already wrote this post about early retirement, so you migh...

Jun 8
2 min

Why Invest?

How will I possibly save $1,000,000 making $50,000/year? If I save 20% like the scientists tell me, that's $10,000/year. It would take me...