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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Author: Darcy @ We Want Guac
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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When Investing Gets Tough, Blow Your Portfolio a Raspberry
Investing is tough. Seeing your investments lose value sucks. It feels like losing, doesn’t it? Kind of like your investment
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My Money in 2021: The Biggest Everything Ever
Oh, 2021. You somehow managed to continue the shit parade 2020 started. Beginning, as you did, with the very first
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The First Six Figure Salary, and How to Not Fuck It Up
If you earn $100,000 in a year, your hourly rate is a little over $48 an hour, or $8,333 a
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History Doesn’t Lie. Your Ancestors Are Pro COVID Vaccine.
I sincerely did not think I’d be writing a third article about COVID, but here I am. Specifically because I
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What a Mild COVID Case Feels Like When You Were Always Healthy Before
Let’s get some background out of the way first: I’m 27 year old and I don’t smoke. I’m not obese
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My COVID Case Financials
On December 6th I tested positive for COVID-19 after experiencing symptoms over the weekend. As of today (December 16th) I
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When You’re Not Ready to Chase Financial Independence
Too overwhelmed with other duties to think about FIRE? Feeling burnout? Worried sick over failing? Guess what, you’re not alone!
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SWR (Safe Withdrawal Rate) for Dummies
The financial independence movement (FIRE) almost doesn’t need much to be marketed; its basics are a siren song for the
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