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March 18, 2022 life choices

How to Align Your Retirement with Global Warming

Global warming is here to stay. Let’s prepare. If you’re anything like me, you think and plan long-term, and global warming should definitely be part of that equation. If you’re

March 4, 2022 life choices

Thanks, Stalker! or: How I Finally Quit Social Media

An unorthodox way to cut ties with social media. I’ve spent most of the last year glued to social media, particularly a private subreddit where a small and carefully selected

February 25, 2022 life choices

The Many Easy Ways to Move Abroad

Move abroad, boost your savings, cut your costs. A while ago, I wrote about the power of geographic arbitrage. In a nutshell, you can save a lot of money by

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February 18, 2022 life choices

Personal Finance Memes: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Not all personal finance memes are created equal. Social media is full of personal finance memes. Sometimes, they’re in a classic meme format: a funny image, a snarky caption, etc.

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December 13, 2021 life choices

SINKs, DINKs, and Parenting: Can You Retire with Kids?

It’s difficult but not impossible to retire with kids. Your typical personal finance blogger is a straight white male in North America. There are some exceptions, of course, but my

November 10, 2021 life choices

Mental time travel, or how to get motivation from your future self

I am a time traveler. A mental time traveler. (Okay, that sounded way cooler in my head.) And you can be one, too! But first, let’s start with the basics…

October 16, 2021 life choices

What do you want? What do you need? What will you compromise on?

Before you set off on any kind of journey, you need a plan. A roadmap. (And maybe some snacks.) In my experience, most people don’t have any kind of concrete