? Despite all the troubles facing millennials today, an incredible tool that we currently possess is having instant access to the ever-growing gig economy within reach on our smartphones. Did ...
A “Splurge” California Christmas Vacation Report With Our Family
This is our first California Christmas vacation report. (Definitely not going to be the last one, we go back to California from Seattle, Washington every year to see family.) Initially, I didn't ...
What I Learned About Clutter As a Millennial With Boomer In-Law Parents
We’re still away in California, good children. I wanted to throw a quick lesson out there that’s been plaguing me for a few days. I try to not judge what people do with their money as long as they are ...
8 Ideas to Giving Special Christmas Gifts (Even When You’re Broke)
My own family composes of first-generation immigrants. The only thing I remember celebrating as a child was Chinese New Year's. By celebrate, I meant we lit incense and watched Chinese New Year ...
Sankey Visualization With Our Money Flowchart
Sankey Visualization I call it Mr. Sankey because if you are familiar with Mr. Hankey from South Park (a piece of doo doo) that’s what this graph reminds me of. Our Sankey is the ugliest one out of ...
18 Money Mistakes To Avoid For Debt-Free Living
Bad debt can be notoriously hard to get out from under. Debt can bury you 6 feet under and it's totally legal after you signed on that dotted line to cover that payment. Getting out of debt can ...
3 Glaring Signs Being Frugal Isn’t Working & What To Do Instead
~ Frugality essentially means trying to live on less of the assigned allotment. It is the process of creating a conscious surplus from what you are given and rolling that surplus to your advantage ...
Our November Budget & Spending Update – We Just Entered The Millionaires Club!
Being millionaires by thirty sound like a pipe dream so it's crazy that it came true for normal, lucky ducks like us. We both worked very hard to get here but I would definitely say being lucky helped ...
Nov 2017 – 7th Month Blog Report – Growing Comforts
Hello, I'm on time with my blog update this time! Things are going. Last month was just too good to set as a proper baseline. This month was boring actually. I was wondering what it would be like when ...
Why ‘The Millionaire Next Door’ is a Myth to Most Millennials
Think back 30 years ago, do you think the socioeconomics of the world has stayed the same? No. It's harder than ever to become a "real" millionaire today through frugality if you are part of the ...
