Lost $50k On Paper (And I’m Doing Just Fine)
Early April saw my net worth up within kissing distance of $300k. Today, it’s at $248k. This is my new
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Author: Darcy @ We Want Guac
A Tale of 3 Early Retirees: Their Ages at Net Worth Milestones
While I was grabbing this information about early retirees, I was thinking about other words of wisdom. You know what’s
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Let’s Talk Dividend Stock. WTF Is That and Should I Invest in Them?
Fun fact: I own dividend stock. Since I have most of my money invested in index funds, which track the
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Self Advocacy in Finance: Take Care of Yourself AND Your Money
Let me get a story of annoyance out of the way first. I had some free time this week so
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Negotiating Working Abroad or Sabbaticals With Your Boss
Now might be the best time ever to start negotiating working abroad or taking a sabbatical. Last week I had
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It’s Official: I’m Going to Europe for a Month
Having a large financial cushion does amazing things. Once you hit your ultimate financial goal (mine’s a million!) you don’t
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The Skills That Make You Rich: Taking Care of Your Teeth
Something small like “taking care of your teeth” seems ridiculously trivial when egomaniacal oligarchs are playing games with real people.
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The Perfect and Sexy Power of Some
I was thinking about “the power of some” over the last week or two. I’ve got a lot on my
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My $10k New Years’ Resolution Update: Did I Get It?
In January 2021, I declared I’d make it a resolution to earn $10k in side income, separate from my full-time
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We Want Guac Turns 2! Or: The Toddler Years
OMG!!!! This time around I was too lazy to write this update in early January. I’ll take the final Saturday
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