Have you ever had a job where your salary is enough to meet your needs? Have you gotten a raise because you’re awesome.… and then had no idea what to do with all that extra money? I’m in this exact boat after I got my new job. It came with a hefty 10% raise! My previous salary was more than […]
One Year with Project FI
Last year I wrote about flipping off saying a fond farewell to Verizon and saying hello to the new kid in town, Google’s Project FI phone plan. I was going through my numbers on Mint (at a record high thanks to low spending, payday, and a strong market) and realized it’s been a whole year since I switched to Project FI. Because I love […]
My Side Hustle: Revealed at Last!
The number one question I’ve been getting from everyone lately is “Hey, what’s your side hustle? I’m DYING to know!” I didn’t realize that I was creating this big of a mystery! It truly wasn’t my intention. At first, I wasn’t ready to share it. Then.….. I didn’t want to talk about it until I was on firm footing and making some money. […]
MEGA MILESTONE: $100K
GUYS! LOOK!!! I HIT $100k NET WORTH!! In case you couldn’t tell, I am SUPER PUMPED I hit the 6 figures milestone. Me and Jeremy renner are super excited $100K! I just can’t believe it’s actually here! I started out in 2014 at the age of 23 with a net worth of $10k. In 2.5 years (or 30 months or 900ish […]
A Different Wealth Building Perspective
Today I thought we’d do something a bit different and explore a different perspective on how to build wealth. You know I highly recommend JL Collins’ The Simple Path to Wealth where he advocates throwing everything into VTSAX and letting it ride. I offer up a different perspective from Kurt Fischer over at My Money Counselor. While I don’t agree with everything […]
My 10 Year Plan: 2016 Update
I was scrolling through my posts from the last year when I stumbled across <a href=“http://www.fierymillennials.com/my-10-year-plan/”>My 10 Year Plan</a> article. I looked over it and immediately noticed several things that were tragically wrong now and could be updated. So far, things are going mostly according to THE PLAN. Just like Colonel Smith says in The […]