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I'm sure you've heard the phrase "don't sweat the small stuff," but what about the big stuff? If you follow the personal finance 101 advice from Daniel, you just might not even have to sweat at all. Daniel is a recent college grad and personal finance blogger who writes over at Sweatingthebigstuff.com where he talks about an...

Today I had two posts go up, but both aren't here on planting dollars! So where are they? Financial Samurai and Cash Money Life were nice enough to let me guest post and gain a little shameless self promotion, so I recommend you check out their sites and my guest posts. Creating A Masterpiece By Failing Forward over at Financial Samurai ...

That is, if you're not going to execute... Sound financial planning is an absolute essential piece of the becoming financially free pie, but without action, you're only left with the thought of pie and a grumbling stomach. It requires action to go to the grocery store, action to buy the ingredients,  action to find a recipe, action to try the...

I always enjoy reading a good interview.  Especially when it's with people who I'm interested in hearing more about.  From that perspective I'd like to gain the perspective of many of the bloggers who write about the subjects discussed on this site, however the majority will be from personal finance bloggers. This will be an ongoing, and never ending (knock...

For less than the cost of a McDonalds "value" meal I was able to experience some of the best Oahu has to offer. It's ridiculous how cheap you can enjoy places... that is... if you're smart and are okay with stopping and smelling the roses.  Honolulu is ranked as the 25th most expensive city in the world, yet...

Evan from My Journey To Millions has been nice enough to let me interview him regarding his experiences with blogging and his thoughts on a few financial topics. Evan is an Attorney who blogs about his own financial journey and things he's learned along the way. He's been a personal finance blogger for 18 months and has some great...

Are your friends about as well off as you? Are they more poor or more rich? Does this interfere with your friendship? At this point, I'm about equal with my friends, maybe actually more on the poor side because of my choices, but I can't help but shake the thought that "You are the sum of...

I like to take advice from old people. They've seen more, done more, and often have made the mistakes that I'd like to avoid in life. Older people are wiser (most of the time), they're often much more content, and they have qualities I lack. Patience and a greater sense of what this thing they call...

For all of you who are celebrating Christmas today have a very Merry day. As my way of celebrating the birth of Christ I am going to go for a bike ride and snorkel! Will be back on tomorrow! Ryan P.S. Jacob over at Early Retirement Extreme was kind enough to let me guest post on his blog today. Check out his...

Although you may not have a money tree, yet, a Christmas tree comes in a close second. I hope you enjoy you all enjoy the holidays and for those of you celebrating Christmas today, I hope you have very joyous day.