When I learned that I would become a father for the first time my brain wandered down multiple different roads instantly and simultaneously. Emotions like happiness (yes!), excitement (I can’t wait to be a Dad!), and manliness (I am a virile man) were rapidly extinguished by thoughts of doubt (can I do this?), concern (are […]
Ever since I made my way to my mid-20s and decided to become a big boy, I’ve had one main thought regarding investing–keep adding to my portfolios. As I’ve continued into my 30s, that principle still holds. Many people like to give financial advice and lie about the amount of money they have or what
I saw a great thread on Twitter/X a few weeks ago that questioned the logic of having an ’emergency’ fund. At first, I was taken aback. I imagine the voice inside my head was exclaiming, “If you don’t have an emergency fund, you’re a fu*king idiot.” However, in recent weeks, there have been several times
I’m a HUGE fan of Amazon Prime Day because, like most people, I want the most bang for my buck. Thankfully, purchasing baby things when you’re already a parent isn’t as daunting as the first time I did it. However, my second child is a different gender than my first, so I’m not completely out
Tipping has gotten crazy in recent times. I got blood drawn this morning and needed some sugar, so I stopped in a local coffee drive-through to buy a sugary drink. I handed the dude my credit card and he then put an iPad in front of my face that asked about a tip percentage. My
When I was growing up it was impressed on me that college was the key, perhaps the only one, to any sort of professional or financial success. Neither of my parents attained a four-year degree, so it’s possible that their pressure, loving as it was, could have been because they perceived that they came up
When I was growing up in the 1990s and 2000s, I never heard much about the minimum wage. That’s because its usefulness was almost entirely confined to people in the 16-22 age bracket. You know, the people dipping their toes into the workforce for the first time. The majority of these people generally worked at
Unlike many government tax schemes that only seem to help poor people who refuse to work, I am a strong proponent of the federal Child Tax Credit. Created in 1997, the credit is essentially a tax break for parents who have and care for children under the age of 18. The credit is currently worth
Well before we celebrated by daughter’s first birthday three months ago, a singular thought has crept in and out of my brain—time goes too fast while raising kids. It’s a reason I am always befuddled when I hear my friends and family who have relatively high-paying jobs talk about the things their child did at
I’ve always been dumbfounded by how little financial knowledge the majority of Americans seem to have. Considering money is the determining factor in most of the decisions we as Americans make on a yearly, monthly, daily and even hourly basis, you have to to wonder why so few of us actually know anything about it.
