This post is part of our series 7 Weeks to Your Best Finances. This series is meant to serve as a 7-week path to improving your finances. It will cover all the important topics like starting a budget, saving money, making money, investing, and more. To find out more and see all the tips […]
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This post is about investing, but I first want to recognize that even having the cash flow to invest is a big hurdle for many. Over the past couple decades wages have grown at a slower pace than the cost of living. It’s also become the norm to graduate with student loan debt, which […]
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When you hear about side hustles, most of the focus is around paying off debt faster. This should come as no surprise, as most Americans – especially millennials – have a lot of debt. From credit card debt to student loans to mortgages, Americans have taken on a lot of debt. Side hustles are […]
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A few years back a colleague and I would regularly discuss business and investment ideas. One thing he was really interested in was real estate investing. He wanted to own a bunch of properties and rent them out, and perhaps build some sweat equity by purchasing properties that needed some TLC. Here’s the thing: […]
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With technology today there are literally thousands of ways to make side income. But what actually has worked for people? To be clear, it’s not always necessary to have experienced something to write about it. There are likely many bloggers and journalists covering the NFL who never played football, for example. With that being […]
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Dividend income is the ultimate passive income. As long as you own a share of a company that pays dividends, you receive a fully passive income. There is no income stream quite like it. You could argue that there is some work involved, such as making sure the company is performing well and the […]
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I’ve been blogging for over seven years. I’ve been able to do this while also working full-time. Today I want to share tips for those who are considering starting a blog while working full-time. As I mention in my recent post 7 Years of Blogging as a Side Hustle – Should You Start a […]
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If you read blogs and articles about pursuing financial independence, many writers will put entrepreneurship on a pedestal while looking down on a traditional 9-5. There are many reasons for this, one being the fact that many of these writers are inherently biased against 9-5 jobs. They themselves likely want to be a solopreneur, […]
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There’s an unlimited number of ways to make extra money in your free time. Some are incredibly time consuming and difficult. Others are easy and take only a little effort. Today we are going to focus on those easy ways to make money, or as I like to call it, “lazy ways to make extra […]
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I recently suggested that investors keep it simple. There are way too many companies trying to sell complicated investment products or actively managed mutual funds with high expense ratios (or said differently, fees that go to those managing the fund). Instead of loading up on complicated and expensive investment options, many investors would be […]
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