Lower Expenses

Investing Lower Expenses The Basics 

How to Reach $100k Wealth on an Average Salary

May 27, 2020May 27, 2020 Darcy @ We Want Guac $100k at 25, 100k average salary, wealth building

We Want Guac is full of discussion about maximizing your income and lowering your expenses; there’s a massive reservoir of

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Lower Expenses 

Part 2: The Downsides of Frugality

May 25, 2020May 25, 2020 Darcy @ We Want Guac frugality's upsides and downsides, the downsides of frugality

Last week’s post was all about the upsides to frugality. Today’s is all about the downsides. Yes, I can admit

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History Lessons Lower Expenses 

Frugality’s Upsides and Downsides, Part 1

May 22, 2020May 22, 2020 Darcy @ We Want Guac how to understand money, thrifty vs cheap

There are two main tenets to climbing my way to wealth: keeping my income high and my expenses low. Obviously

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What to Actually Do With Your Money in an Emergency

April 2, 2020April 2, 2020 Darcy @ We Want Guac emergency fund, emergency fund revisited, money in an emergency

How’s everyone doing at home while social distancing? Here in Boston I’m actually doing pretty well, which I attribute to

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Lower Expenses Optimized Spending 

What Budgeting Tools Are Out There?

March 4, 2020March 10, 2020 Darcy @ We Want Guac budgeting tools, budgets, easy budget explained

Yes, budgeting used to be hard. But thanks to stellar software advances in the finance space, there’s now several great

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Lower Expenses The Skills that Make You Rich 

The Skills that Make You Rich: Sewing

February 24, 2020February 25, 2020 Darcy @ We Want Guac sewing, sewing skill, thrift shopping

I don’t even mean go out and buy a sewing machine! I mean the type of sewing you do by

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A Guide to Thrift Shopping for the Future Rich

February 23, 2020February 23, 2020 Darcy @ We Want Guac guide to thrift shopping, thrift shopping, thrift shopping is superior

We’ve already established thrift shopping is the superior way to shop. Now I’m here to give you a guide to

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Lower Expenses 

Can You Go Car-Free? Maybe.

February 22, 2020February 22, 2020 Darcy @ We Want Guac go car free, salary and expenses

I’m not the only person in the finance world that actively avoids driving. Piggy from Bitches Get Riches sums it

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Why I Don’t Own a Car

February 21, 2020February 22, 2020 Darcy @ We Want Guac frugal car ownership

There’s plenty of reasons why you’d like a car in Boston. The city’s public transit options are improving, but constantly

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Higher Income Lower Expenses The Basics 

What’s Better, Greater Income or Lower Expenses?

February 20, 2020February 20, 2020 Darcy @ We Want Guac greater income or lower expenses, how to understand money

You can tell which finance bloggers prefer which approach depending on their content. Some have built an audience with doing

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