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 Life of Darcy
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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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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5 Years Check-in: Half a Decade of Pursuing FIRE
I first specifically learned about financial independence (FIRE) in the fall of 2016, which was after graduating college in the
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A $250000 Net Worth Update!
After hitting $200,000 in February I asked “How long do you think it’ll be until I hit the next milestone?”
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Foraging in the City
One of my many adventures in frugality involved getting me some free food. I used to do that via events
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That Time Losing $50000 Left Me Better Off
I walked away from a deal that meant losing $50000 over three years’ time. It wouldn’t have required me to
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A Tale of Three Dressers. And of Flipping Them Ruthlessly.
After moving into my first all-to-myself apartment (a huge privilege in and of itself) I needed to get a bunch
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Buying a Car for the First Time, The Finance Edition
A lot sure can change in a year, huh? Last February I wrote a whole diatribe about why I didn’t
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