Retiring early sounds like the ultimate encore. You walk off the corporate stage at 50 or 55, the crowd goes nuts, and you throw your ID badge into the pit. SEE YA! Then the house lights come on. But then you realize most of your money is sitting behind a locked door with a sign … Read more
I have talked about trade jobs and going to college in the past, but there continues to be something big shifting in the working world. According to a new survey from Resume Templates, 6 out of 10 Gen Zers plan to go after skilled trade work this year. It’s true! Trades like construction, electrical, HVAC, … Read more
I’m writing this from Palm Springs, California, I’m here for FinCon, which if you’ve never heard of it is basically the annual gathering of the whole money media world. Bloggers, podcasters, YouTubers, writers, financial coaches, authors, and the brands that work with all of them. This year it’s three days at the Palm Springs Convention … Read more
So we had a meetup last week that was so awesome! Probably one of the best ones we’ve ever run. We were outside at the Forest Lake Lakeside Memorial Park near where I live. The gazebo was packed, and so many rad people showed up. A friend of mine, Joe Saul-Sehy, who’s the host and … Read more
I spent years inside Apple’s world. Badge, laptop, the whole deal. I watched the machine work from the inside, the way the company turns desire into revenue better than almost anyone on the planet. So when Apple rolled out a new leasing program with Klarna this week, my ears perked up for two reasons. One, … Read more
I’ve spent more late nights than I’d like to admit hunched over credit card and bank statements, trying to figure out where my money actually went that month. You know the drill. You open your banking or finance app, then your credit card app, then maybe a brokerage app, and by the time you’ve pieced … Read more
Squirrels! Sometimes life has just too many squirrels. In my 20s and even into my 30s used to think I was just bad with money. Like, really bad. The kind of bad where you buy a new pedal for your guitar rig on a random Tuesday and then can’t explain where the money went. lol! … Read more
I’ll be honest with you. I was a bit nervous about going to Alaska. I had never been to the state! I was a little nervous about the cruise and traveling with a group of people I mostly didn’t know. I wasn’t sure what to expect my anxiety was a bit high. Those that know … Read more
Recently, I’ve been having many conversations about the use of contactless payments, or Apple Pay. I was asked how secure it is while on vacation. Then it came up at my in-person FI meetup group. And most recently at a business networking event. I then asked the group, “Who uses Apple Pay?” and it’s like … Read more
So here’s something you don’t hear every day. A bankrupt airline that most Americans loved to complain about shut down at 3 AM on May 2, 2026, and within hours, a 32-year-old TikTocker had rallied hundreds of millions of dollars in pledges to bring it back from the dead! What in the actual F! This … Read more