My Single Biggest Financial Mistake: A Decade-Long Disaster
Let me tell you a story. Long, long ago, in a town just down the road, I was born into a lower-income family with parents who never graduated high school. Although, we were immaculate and…
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Hump Day Headlines: FREEDOM
As we all know, the only constant in life is CHANGE. With that being said, the FIRE path is something Mr. MMM and I have been traversing the past few months. We feel we are…
Warren Buffet Inspiration: We Won The Lottery!
This has turned out to be a week of innovative financial thinking in the Mad Money Monster household. Mr. MMM and I even nailed down a more solid financial forecast for our cash. Yes! Last…
The ORIGINAL Tiny House
Tiny House Living For the past few years I have been FASCINATED with the tiny house movement. I devour new episodes of ALL Tiny House shows on HGTV…or at least I did when we had…
Hump Day Headlines: How We Spend $300/Month on Groceries
This week I was talking with a colleague at work and realized that they spend $800 EVERY month on groceries. WHAT?!? They’re a family of 4, but 2 of them are small children, and 1…
When Buying Stocks Is More Exciting Than Buying Shoes…
Last week I hit a BIG milestone. I’ve been creeping towards this milestone for a couple of years now. But last week, I HIT IT. I am now contributing the maximum contribution to my 401k…