June 2011

Would You Even Care If You Were Robbed?

June 30, 2011

I was robbed. I realized it the other day when I was headed out for some errands with my fiancé. Someone stole my bike from the front of my apartment complex and I don’t even care because I can’t remember the last time I used it. This event really drove home a point to me. [...]

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How to Win $100k in College Scholarships

June 27, 2011

College tuition continues to rise every year and the increase in cost is being tacked right on to loans for both the students and their families. These loans end up taking years and years to pay off and cost a fortune in interest. What is the best way to avoid racking up thousands of dollars [...]

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The Frugal Couple’s Guide on What to Do Financially Before a Wedding and Marriage

June 23, 2011

Exactly one month from today I am getting married and I can’t wait. I can’t wait to marry my wonderful fiancé, see my closest friends and family all together, eat some bomb Mexican food, and wear my ‘Casey Affleck from Gone Baby Gone’ suit. But if I told you that those were the only reasons [...]

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Why Warehouse Stores, Gas Stations, and Storage Units Aren’t My American Dream

June 20, 2011

The American Dream has been silently changing. I would argue that most college graduates these days don’t want to get a day job, live in a quiet suburb, and live a safe life. We want to escape the confines of our childhood and explore the world before we settle down. We twenty-somethings are the children [...]

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How I Saved $2,000 By Resisting an iPhone

June 17, 2011

When I graduated college three years ago it was time to upgrade from the trusty flip phone that barely survived my four years of school. I was a Verizon customer, but I really wanted an iPhone through AT&T. I weighed the two choices for a long time, considering all the pros and cons (specifically the [...]

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Are You Living Your Life for Retirement?

June 15, 2011

A while back I heard a story of a coworker who was turning 55 and retiring the same week. At first I thought, “Good for them! Many people can’t afford to retire that young and work into their 60′s and 70′s.” But then I caught myself thinking conventionally. Since when is it the norm to [...]

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The Best Financial Tip There Is: Do Less

June 13, 2011

Personal finance can be extremely overwhelming. There are so many different terms to learn, ways to manage your money, and places to invest. When I graduated college and was determined to get out of debt as fast as possible, I thought the best way to become financially responsible was by doing more. It wasn’t until [...]

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What If Real Life Was More Like the World Domination Summit? + #WDS Wrap-Ups

June 9, 2011

(Monday we’ll be back to regularly scheduled Pocket Changed posts. WDS was just a big event for me personally and I want to convey that.) As I described in my previous post about how I had culture shock returning home after the World Domination Summit in Portland, I thought to myself, “What if real life [...]

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Why You Need To Go To The World Domination Summit Next Year

June 6, 2011

The short answer to why you need to go to the World Domination Summit in Portland, OR next year (2012) is simply that: The people there will change your life. Not just anyone you might know that happens to be there, but every single person you talk to has an interesting story to share and [...]

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My Minimalist Living Journey: Trashing DVD Cases from Our Movie Collection

June 3, 2011

To work towards true financial independence, becoming detached from as many material items you own as possible is extremely important. The more you value possessions, the less you may value things in your life that really matter, like people. Also, you’ll end up spending more money on stuff you don’t need. “The things you own [...]

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