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Net Worth/Savings Update: February 2020
This has been a great quarter for my net worth! All told, it went up around $20,000 since the last time I checked in at the end of...
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Zach
- Feb 5, 2020
- 1 min
A Beginner's Meditation on Guided Meditation
If you are struggling to start a meditation practice, guided meditations can be a great pathway forward! Here is my breakdown on why I...
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Zach
- Feb 5, 2020
- 1 min
Use Mindfulness to Spend Less Money
Mindfulness is not just a buzzword. Once we understand that our spending comes down to emotional desires, we can use mindfulness to...
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Zach
- Feb 5, 2020
- 3 min
Envy Never Ends
Just two weeks after I graduated university, at the ripe old age of 21, I moved to Thailand to teach English. I had a blast. My job...
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Zach
- Feb 5, 2020
- 4 min
Why Knowing Your Net Worth is So Important
I'm a bit of a number geek. Graphs and spreadsheets about my finances are fun for me. I parse data and draw conclusions to pass the...
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Zach
- Feb 5, 2020
- 3 min
Arrange your space for fitness and finance
Self discipline is hard. To constantly deny yourself the things that you immediately want is a process that wears you down and usually...
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Zach
- Feb 5, 2020
- 3 min
Learn what makes you happy, let that guide you.
"The unexamined life is not worth living." A sentence attributed to Socrates, and one that many find controversial. There are...
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Zach
- Jan 1, 2020
- 4 min
2019: A Year of Money, Milestones, and Mindfulness
2019 will go down in the record books as one of the most momentous years in my life. I don't say that lightly. I cannot remember a year...
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Zach
- Dec 1, 2019
- 2 min
Snobby Joes (Whole Food Plant Based, Oil Free) Recipe
Originally taken and adapted from this recipe. Sometimes I miss the Sloppy Joes of my childhood. This is an updated, MUCH healthier...
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Zach
- Dec 1, 2019
- 2 min
Savings Update: November 2019 Money, Money, Money! Cars.
November continued last year's trend to earn a lot and spend a lot. Side hustles were very lucrative, with lots of music and writing...
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Zach
- Dec 1, 2019
- 4 min
Financial Literacy: What is it, how can it help you as an expat?
Odds are, if you're reading this, you're an expat. The UAE is made up almost entirely of people with passports from other countries, and...
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Zach
- Dec 1, 2019
- 3 min
Why Money Is Not Enough
Having money can be great. Just look at people on a yacht! Here in the UAE we see people who look like they have tons of money all the...
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Zach
- Dec 1, 2019
- 4 min
Hacking the Hedonic Treadmill: Don't let fear Stop You!
Before I moved out of my one bedroom serviced apartment and into my room in a shared villa, I nearly had a panic attack. My eyes were...
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Zach
- Dec 1, 2019
- 3 min
3 Ways To Budget
Budgeting doesn't work for everyone. For a lot of people, budgeting brings up images of spreadsheets, feelings of denial, and...
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Zach
- Nov 5, 2019
- 2 min
I Hit FIRE! Net Worth / Savings Update: October 2019
I've come a long way, baby! As of October 27, 2019, my net worth crossed the $170,000 mark! From last October, that's up like $56,000...
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Zach
- Oct 13, 2019
- 3 min
The 4% Rule: How you know you can finally stop working
One of the most common questions I hear from people first learning about Financial Independence is, "When do I know that I have enough...
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Zach
- Oct 13, 2019
- 3 min
Emergency Funds! What Are They and Do You Need One?
They are money for emergencies. Yes, you need one. See, that was easy! But wait, if it’s that cut and dried, why do they cause so much...
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Zach
- Oct 13, 2019
- 3 min
I Retired Years Ago, And Didn't Even Know It!
For International teachers, this is what I call "tutoring season." The first assignments are starting to be graded, and parents are...
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Zach
- Oct 13, 2019
- 1 min
Pandering Ourselves to Death
Who is making you feel good about yourself just so they can make a buck off you? How can that hurt our finances, trash our health, and...
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Zach
- Oct 5, 2019
- 1 min
Being "Manly" is Stupid!
Lately I've felt frustrated by social expectations to be "manly" in many areas of my life. Frankly, many sides of masculinity are plain...
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