Quick Tips
Every Friday I post a new Quick Tip covering a wide range of topics, including ways to save money, travel tips, personal products/services I find interesting, and more.
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Couples Finance: Replacing “Mine” with “Ours”
Before my wife and I got married, we were living on opposite sides of the country. Then, after our Vegas nuptials, she moved into my an apartment I already had in California, bringing her various assets to my abode furnished almost exclusively with things I had inherited from past roommates. In other words, while our…
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Prioritizing a Financially Stable Life
You know that feeling of dread that hangs over you when you know you need to do something? I assume that’s exactly how most people feel when they know they’re in debt or are in danger of falling into debt. This past week, I was honored to be included in a round-up Debt.com put together…
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Financial Fallibility: Settling For Better, Not Best
Over the past few years, my wife and I have done a lot of things right when it comes to our finances. We’ve built an emergency fund, maxed out our Roth IRA, and, most recently, started investing in a “real” brokerage account (yes, it’s actually in the market now and not sitting in a money…
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Binji’s Card Consolidation Sounds Awesome, But Take a Closer Look
Ever since I determined that I was ready to jump back into the credit card game after swearing off them in my 20s, my wife and I have been all about maximizing our rewards. With the relatively modest sum of three main cards to our names, for the most part, we’ve become pretty good at…
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Considering Roboadvisors: The Pros and Cons
Last week, I mentioned that I had finally taken the next step in my investing journey by opening my first real brokerage account. Incidentally, before arriving at that decision, I explored a few other options — namely roboadvisors. See, I had definitely heard of this technology for some time, although it wasn’t until a recent…
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Opening My First “Real” Brokerage Account (And the Mistake I Already Made)
Over the past few months, I’ve mentioned multiple times that my big goal this year was to start investing and contributing to a brokerage account on a monthly basis. Well, at long last, I took a major step toward reaching that goal this week as my wife and I opened up a joint brokerage account…
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Roasting Marshmallows: Following My FIRE Flirtation
Ever since I attended FinCon last September, I’ve been learning a lot about the personal finance blogging community. In doing so, I’ve also continued to seek my rightful place among its many subsections. While I haven’t quite found it yet, lately I’ve been finding myself most attracted to the FIRE side of things — even…
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T-Mobile’s New Bank Account Offers Customers Up to 4% APY
Well this came out of left field. Last week, T-Mobile — a wireless service provider you may recall I recently switched to — announced that it was launching a new bank account. While the main features of this account are available to most Americans, the biggest selling point for current customers is the potential to…
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TouchNote App Makes For Frugal and Fun Travel Souvenirs
For many of us, taking a trip near or far doesn’t just mean coming home with memories and photographs, it also means bringing souvenirs home for yourself and your friends. Unfortunately, in addition to taking up room in your suitcase, these tchotchke and other gifts can get expensive. That’s why we’ve started opting for more…
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Disney+ May Just Get You to Quit Cable (or Netflix)
Let’s get this out of the way up front: I am a huge Disney fan. Because of this, I’ve been actively looking forward to learning more about their upcoming streaming service, Disney+. Well, yesterday was my lucky day as the company finally spilled the beans — and, man, were they some delicious beans. On top…
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How Apple Pay Saved My Butt in Hong Kong
Visiting another country is always an interesting money experience. Even when traveling to places I’ve been to before, it seems I never know what to expect. That’s why, in the past, I’ve made sure to touchdown in each nation with at least a few dollars of local currency already in hand and armed with a…
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Is Apple’s Upcoming Credit Card Worth Adding to Your Wallet?
In recent years, the always-hyped Apple product presentations have been a bit hit or miss. While this week’s installment earned mixed review, the element that consumed all of my attention was the announcement of Apple Card — a new credit card the company is launching with Goldman Sachs. I had actually seen rumors that such…