Zach
Net Worth and Savings Update: April 25, 2021 MAJOR MILESTONE!
This blog journey really started out when I crossed that $100,000 net worth line back in January of 2018. It took me 34 years of life to...
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Zach
- Apr 25, 2021
- 3 min
We Need Purpose, but Don't Want Responsibilty
Jobs can be stressful. I may be "The Happiest Teacher" online, but even I can get overwhelmed and frazzled. With Spring Break almost...
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Zach
- Apr 25, 2021
- 4 min
Why do you work?
My first job was when I was 11. I was a fresh faced kid out with his parents, shopping for a Christmas tree on a cold and starry...
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Zach
- Apr 25, 2021
- 3 min
How to be financially smart without being Frugal
As I sit looking out of my floor to ceiling windows at my beautiful view looking over the water and city, I know I could save more money....
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Zach
- Apr 25, 2021
- 3 min
A Tale of Two Stonks
A few weeks ago, the world went mad due to a popular uprising. The little guy was fighting back against the entrenched powers, and even...
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Zach
- Apr 25, 2021
- 3 min
Cheapness is a superpower!
The world wants your attention. It craves your eyes, because your eyes are the quickest way to your wallet. Your brain plays a big role...
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Zach
- Apr 25, 2021
- 4 min
Let hatred make you Wealthy!
When I was about 20, I worked at a store called SEARS selling TV's. One day, a refurbished floor model was available for purchase, and...
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Zach
- Jan 26, 2021
- 2 min
Net Worth/Savings Update: January 26, 2021
This is the first Net Worth and Savings Update from China! My life here is pretty settled at this point. I have a lovely apartment, I...
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Zach
- Jan 26, 2021
- 4 min
A Marshmallow Test for Adults
Can Marshmallows determine our fate? More specifically, can our response to them determine our academic, social, and financial success? ...
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Zach
- Jan 26, 2021
- 3 min
Cheap or Frugal, what's the difference?
My financial writing journey really started with this question for myself. I was getting my spending down, maximizing my savings, and I...
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Zach
- Jan 26, 2021
- 3 min
When is it a good idea to borrow money?
Times are tough. Budgets are tight. Even with news of COVID vaccines on the horizon, they aren't here yet. Even when it rolls out,...
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Zach
- Jan 26, 2021
- 3 min
What I learned from a month of overspending
November I started over. I moved, and when I did, I got rid of all my possessions, and got everything down to 4 suitcases. When I got to...
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Zach
- Jan 26, 2021
- 3 min
Money Lessons for my 20 year old Self
In the personal finance space, the phrase I hear more than any other is, “I wish I knew then what I know now!” But the thing for me is...
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Zach
- Jan 26, 2021
- 4 min
How to figure out what is Enough
I'm a greedy person. I consume. For decades I consumed to excess and felt the short term excitement and long term decay. I got fat. I...
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Zach
- Jan 26, 2021
- 4 min
Why you need to be OBSESSED with Financial Independence
For years I was an ogler of cars. I had a mind for Mercedes, I blushed for BMW, I was riveted to Rolls Royce. I saw a shiny car, and my...
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Zach
- Oct 25, 2020
- 4 min
What is Passive Income, and how do you get it?
Do you want to make money while you sleep? Pretty much every video or article about “Passive Income” starts with this alluring question....
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Zach
- Oct 25, 2020
- 4 min
Get a 360% Return on your investment with BATCH COOKING!
If you've followed me for any length of time, you know I love my Batch Cooking! If I were Romeo, Batch Cooking would be my Juliet (minus...
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Zach
- Oct 25, 2020
- 3 min
Friends don't let friends join an MLM
What would you say if your sister was about to start a job where 99% of the people who worked there LOST significant amounts of money...
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Zach
- Sep 12, 2020
- 3 min
Work Backwards to Avoid Poverty
In our world that seems to be spinning out of control with COVID, economic shocks, and environmental disasters, Stoicism is having a...
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Zach
- Sep 12, 2020
- 4 min
Controlling Our Environment Can Be a Powerful Financial and Health Tool
Our habits are largely a product of our environment. In the 1970s, Canadian Psychologist Bruce Alexander conducted his famous Rat Park...
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