By the time Christmas came in 2008, I had lost over a third of the value in my 401K. Oops, should have sold during the summer! I thought to myself as the economy detonated. The funny thing is, I wasn’t sitting in front of a computer or a TV watching things unravel as politicians put […]
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The first incarnation of Well Heeled Blog was as a lifestyle, fashion, and decor blog. I still love all three of those topics, but I quickly realized that as a broke college student, I couldn’t very well afford those lovely $300 Anthropologie frocks or $500 Louis Ghost chairs. Then I started reading personal finance blogs, […]
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So, I know what you all are thinking. Why would someone assign a name to a site that is composed of 4 words, 3 spaces, and 24 letters? Without giving away the answer quite yet, I will simply say that I am very grateful for and do not hesitate to apply liberal use of the “copy-paste” […]
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Mr. Money Smarts here from Smart On Money Personal Finance Blog. Thanks for allowing me this space to share a little bit about myself, talk about my blog and blogging goals, and to share my experience in the mighty Yakezie. My Background I’m a 34 year old midwestern father of one little boy (born a […]
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Who’s the Coach? Hi, I’m Geoff and I’m the Car Negotiation Coach. A few fun facts about me: I’m the new father of an adorable baby girl. And she just learned how to smile and giggle! There is just nothing sweeter than a big grin when she first wakes up and sees you. BTW- I’m […]
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Hi! I’m Mrs. Money from Ultimate Money Blog. I started my blog in January 2008 as a way to share my money saving and green living ideas. I firmly believe that when you try to save money, living green goes hand in hand. Getting in (and out of) debt I had never had any consumer […]
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There’s a lot you can learn about yourself, your ambitions, and life in general while shoveling manure. And I shoveled a lot of it while growing up on a dairy farm in the rolling hills of Lancaster, PA. From the time I could walk I was out in the barn helping my father and siblings […]
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My name is Jacob. I am 35, financially independent and extremely early retired. I have been retired for almost two years now thanks to what can be considered a crash savings program. When I was working as an academic researcher, I was saving over 75% of my income. This was mainly due to me being […]
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