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March 11, 2022 earn more

Build a Better Future by Boosting Overlapping Skills

Do you deliberately grow your skills? Will you?.. I was reviewing my old notes when I stumbled on something shocking. It was a link I’d saved 10 years ago, when

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.

February 11, 2022 FIRE life

How to Convert Your Friends to FIRE

Share your FIRE with others! If you’re a regular reader, you’re already familiar with the concept of FIRE. If you’re not, then a) welcome! and b) pull up a chair,

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January 7, 2022 invest the rest

On Calls and Puts (with a Special Guest – GameStop!)

Calls and puts may sound enticing, but it’s best to steer clear. Investing can be a fascinating pastime, as well as a very rewarding hobby – both figuratively and literally.

December 31, 2021 FIRE life

The First (Partial) Year of Financial Independence

Financial independence – year one. It’s been seven months and 17 days since I declared financial independence, cut ties with my employer, since I ended my 11.5-year career at Amazon,

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December 24, 2021 spend less

Lifestyle Inflation: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Lifestyle inflation is a near-certainty, but it’s yours to control. As we grow older or earn more money, it becomes so much more tempting to spend more on nice things,

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December 22, 2021 spend less

How to Find Free Books

Free books are everywhere – the Internet is your friend! Hi! I’m GL, and I’m a bibliophile. I used to have a two-books-a-week habit: I used to scoop up free

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December 20, 2021 earn more

Some Questionable Gigs I’d Never Do

There are some mighty questionable gigs out there… Earlier, I wrote about my least successful and most successful gigs. And now, to finish off this strange, strange trilogy, I’ll talk