Optimized Spending

History Lessons Optimized Spending 

Finding Balance Between Charity and Financial Independence

May 12, 2020February 4, 2021 Darcy @ We Want Guac budgeting freedom, charity and financial independence, financial freedom

I didn’t plan on sharing the details of my charitable giving, but discussing it is important. We need to do

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Optimized Spending The Life of Darcy 

When I Chose My Apartment, Money Was Just One Concern

April 16, 2020April 16, 2020 Darcy @ We Want Guac don't be cheap, money doesn't buy happiness, the life of darcy

Sheltering at home would have looked a lot different for me at almost any other point in my life. I

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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 Optimized Spending 

Thrift Shopping is the Superior Way to Shop

February 7, 2020February 7, 2020 Darcy @ We Want Guac salary and expenses, thrift shopping, thrift shopping is superior

Yep, I’m very into thrift shopping. And yes, thrift shopping is superior to all other forms of shopping. That’s where

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Higher Income Lower Expenses Optimized Spending The Basics 

How to Get Rich: There’s Only Three Things You Need to Do

February 5, 2020February 5, 2020 Darcy @ We Want Guac how to get rich, how to understand money, what you need to do anything

If you had to distill all financial advice into three actionable items, two of them are obvious: lower expenses, increase

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Lower Expenses Optimized Spending The Skills that Make You Rich 

The Skills That Make You Rich: Finance

February 3, 2020February 3, 2020 Darcy @ We Want Guac finance skill, how to understand money, money in your 20s

More and more, I’m realizing there are certain skills out there that serve you twofold. The first way is to

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Mind Over Matter Optimized Spending 

Finances: The Choose-Your-Poison Horror

January 27, 2020January 28, 2020 Darcy @ We Want Guac

It’s weird that money embraces the extremes in your life – it’s what decides if you live in a Malibu

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Optimized Spending 

What Helped and Didn’t Help Me Reach $100k at 25

January 15, 2020January 15, 2020 Darcy @ We Want Guac $100k at 25, the life of darcy

Obviously, this is a massively unusual accomplishment, especially for someone that did NOT grow up rich or otherwise lucked into

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