Why I’m No Longer Willing To Drive For Uber

Over a two-year period, I gave over 500 rides driving for Uber. It was an eye-opening experience that helped me also build up my Solo 401(k) balance. Let me share why I’m no longer willing to drive for Uber. In part one of this two part series, we discussed seven reasons why everybody should work a […]

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Start A Business To Save On Taxes And Help Take Care Of Your Family

Do you daydream about being your own boss? It’s not easy to start a business that’s successful quickly. But, if you’re great at what you do, there are many benefits of entrepreneurship. If you start a business, you can use it to save on taxes and help take care of your family. When you decide

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How To Spend Lots Of Money, Feel Good, And Not Give A Damn!

Want to spend lots of money and not feel bad? Only after publishing CD Investment Alternatives did I realize the article is irrelevant to those of you who don’t save or don’t save much. I’m always trying to make my articles as relevant and helpful to as many readers as possible, so I apologize for skipping over

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Seeking Guaranteed Returns: Invest In A CD, Pay Down Mortgage Or Eliminate Student Loans?

Guaranteed returns are always nice. Unfortunately, guaranteed returns are generally low compared to the potential returns you can make investing in stocks, real estate, and other risk assets. The first thing we need to understand is money used to invest in a CD, pay down a mortgage, or pay off student loans should be grouped together in one bucket: the

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Take Advantage Of Unfair Situations: My Master Plan To Buy Another Property Due To IPO Delays

Life isn’t fair, but the savvy learn how to take advantage of unfair situations. For example, I came up with a master plan to buy another property due to IPO delays. A lot of things in life are out of our control. So it’s important to turn lemons into lemonade. Stock market corrections remind us how

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Should The FICO Score Be Eliminated? SoFi Creates A FICO-Free Loan Application

When I got rejected from my mortgage refinance in early 2015 I was pissed. I was in the third month of waiting before I got the bad news. I had locked in an outstanding 2.25% 5/1 Jumbo ARM rate that could have saved me $400 a month for the next five years. Having an 800+ Experian

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Real Estate Is The Next Asset Class To Fall And Why I’m Not Worried

Is real estate the next asset class to fall? I thought so on January 13, 2016 when I first wrote this post. Then I sold my rental property in 2017 and watched real estate weaken in 2018. However, post-pandemic, the housing market is back and stronger than ever! Let me share with you from sentiments

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Almost Everyone Is Overweight, Obese, Or Borderline

What’s concerning in America is that almost everyone is overweight, obese, or borderline overweight. The pandemic has greatly highlighted how dangerous it can be to be overweight or obese. If you have debt and/or dependents and are overweight or obese, I highly recommend you get an affordable term life insurance policy. You can get free

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