Tag: personal finance

Look, I'm the Worst at Budgeting Let's get this out of the way right now. I'm terrible at budgeting. Like, I make a committment to track my spending, then by February I'm throwing my hands...

Let's Get Something Straight Look, I'm not gonna sit here and pretend I've got it all figured out. I'm just some guy who's made a lot of mistakes—financially and otherwise. But here's the thing: I've...

My Wake-Up Call Look, I'm gonna be honest with you. I used to be that guy. The one who blindly trusted 'experts' to handle my money. I mean, I went to school, I got a...

My Budgeting Disaster Let me tell you about the time I completely failed at budgeting. It was 2017, I was living in Chicago, and I had just started my job at a financial magazine. I...

Let me tell you about the time I lost $1,200 on a 'sure thing' It was 2017, I was sitting in a coffee shop in Portland with this guy named Marcus (not his real name,...

My Awakening at a Conference in AustinLook, I'm gonna be honest. I used to be that guy. The one nodding along at seminars, scribbling down every word some self-proclaimed financial genius uttered. It was...

I Was an Idiot in My 20s Look, I'm gonna be honest here. I was an idiot in my 20s. I spent more time figuring out hobby ideas adults getting started than I did planning...

I Lost $14,287 on Crypto. Here's Why. Look, I'm gonna be honest with you. I'm not some financial guru. I'm just a guy who's made a lot of mistakes. And one of the biggest? Jumping...

I Lost $14,287 on Crypto. Here's Why. Look, I'm gonna be honest with you. I'm not some financial guru. I'm just a guy who's made a lot of mistakes. And one of the biggest? Jumping...

My Budgeting Nightmare Okay, look. I'm gonna be honest here. I've always been terrible with money. Like, terrible. I'm talking about the kind of terrible where you find $20 in your pocket and you can't...