There is something to be said about ranking yourself when it comes to finance, in fact in just about every situation in life, we humans like to classify and rank ourselves; it’s only natural 🙂 Most people rank themselves based on income but that’s usually pretty gray as many people just guess at others income […]
Many of you may have heard of Adam Baker before. He started his blog, Man Vs Debt about the same time I started Personal Finance Firewall, and he’s been on fire ever since. The guy has taken huge and extreme steps to changing his way of life and as a result has become a very […]
Warren Buffet has always invested in businesses he believes in, companies he values and thinks others undervalue. I’ve always interpreted that as invest in companies you would use and that sell products that you buy, but recently I was reading this article by Budget Snob about unconventional investments that paid off, and I realized that […]
This is the second part of a three part series. The first and second parts of this mini-series can be found: Do You Put Your Emergency Fund To Work? – Part 1 Do You Put Your Emergency Fund To Work? – Part 2 This next part of the series is contributed by Phil Taylor, creator […]
I pride myself in being able to pay cash for most things. I am actually embarrassed when I buy a big purchase and put it on a credit card because I know I actually have the cash to pay for it (but use the credit card for points/miles) and I’m worried that the salesperson may […]
Months ago a joined a challenge called the Yakezie challenge, started by Financial Samurai. The requirements of the challenge were simple and attainable though the goal was lofty, yet I don’t think any of us that joined, nor Sam himself could have imagined the effect this challenge had on the members as well as the […]
This is a guest post by Bucksome Boomer who writes about all things personal finance from one baby boomer’s perspective. BAM! A rock was thrown up and hit the windshield. I jumped at the sudden noise, startled from daydreaming. There did not appear to be any damage and I continued on to my destination. When […]
