Category: Stories
Hiatus & Ruthlessly Pruning
Taking a break from blog writing to focus on higher priorities in life. Productivity isn’t about doing more, but doing the right things at the right time. Bon Voyage!
Live Within Your Means
Living within your means and making mindful financial decisions. Calculate the true cost of purchases before making them.
Beauty of Sankey Diagrams and Personal Finance
The beauty of Sankey diagrams for visualizing financial flows!
Goodbye W-4 Allowances, Hello Really Complicated Calculator
Optimize your tax withholding. Learn how to maximize your W-2 take-home pay without owing or overpaying the IRS
Writing is hard! Just Keep Doing It
Join me on my journey as I navigate the challenges of writing and finding inspiration and commiserate in the shared pain
Airline Award Credit Card Miles ✈️
Save thousands on flights with Credit Card Award Signup Bonuses. Learn how credit card signup bonuses can help you game the system. Read on!
Ultimate Asset Allocation Strategy – February 2024 Update
In this update, I discuss my Ultiamate Asset Allocation Strategy and how I’ve implemented the Options Wheel strategy. Find out how it has performed compared to bond indexes and the S&P 500. Learn more about my allocation strategy and future plans.
Move Like Water – Why this Blog Exists
Water can take any form. It drifts without effort one moment, then pounds down the next. What does this have to do with wealth and finance?
Fast United Airlines Award Miles with MileagePlus X App
Looking to earn United miles quickly? Check out MileageX Plus, an app for iOS devices that lets you buy gift cards and get bonus miles. Read on!
Tracking Household Finances in Quicken Classic – Tagging
Manage your personal finances efficiently using Quicken Classic conventions and tagging. Discover a clever account naming convention and effective tagging system.