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Why I No Longer Want to Buy A Truck (& It Kills Me To Say That)

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  It truly does kill me to say that I really don't want to buy a truck anymore. I didn't really start questioning my desire to have a truck until we went to the financial gathering, Chautauqua, in 2015. It was there that I realized a couple things; happiness is more than just having "things" and relationships and experiences are far more valuable. To really know the full extent of how big of a deal … [Read more...] about Why I No Longer Want to Buy A Truck (& It Kills Me To Say That)

April 2017 Online Income Report – $2851

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April was a good month for Millennial Boss. Traffic was up 33% from March. I published the following 4 posts. Trip Report - Ski Vacation in Telluride Reflecting on One Year Without a Car Why Wait Until You're Financially Independent to Live Like It? 15 People Who Retired in Their Twenties and Thirties I also continued to increase my online income and my social following.   I Messed Up … [Read more...] about April 2017 Online Income Report – $2851

Broke Millennial Has Launched (And Why Erin Lowry is Awesome)!

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Erin Lowry is a millennial personal finance expert who just wrote a crazy awesome book, Broke Millennial: Stop Scraping By and Get Your Financial Life Together. I had the pleasure of meeting Erin last year and can say that she's the real deal. She can talk about financial stuff in a way that has you dying laughing and not feeling awkward at all.   Broke Millennial, The Blog I've been a reader of … [Read more...] about Broke Millennial Has Launched (And Why Erin Lowry is Awesome)!

15 People Who Retired In Their Twenties and Thirties

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When I was growing up in Boston I got into a fight with a friend from Connecticut because I said my favorite food was chicken palm (palm because the chicken is the size of your palm) and she said no it's parm, P-A-R-M. Her Mom heard us bickering and came over and said to me "honey, it's PARM, short for PARMESAN." ---whattttt--- I felt like my whole life was a lie up until that point because PALM is exactly … [Read more...] about 15 People Who Retired In Their Twenties and Thirties

Why Wait Until You’re Financially Independent to Live Like It?

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    This post was inspired by Joshua Sheat's Radical Personal Finance podcast episode. In the episode Joshua talked about how he faced a crossroads a few years ago. He could continue working in financial services and saving aggressively towards financial independence...or, he could quit his job and start building the life he wanted at that very moment. If you have no idea what Financial Independence (or … [Read more...] about Why Wait Until You’re Financially Independent to Live Like It?

Reflecting on One Year Without a Car

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    I sold my car exactly one year ago and don't own another car. This post shows the 'after' picture one year out from selling my car.   But First, Here is the Scoop on My Old Car   Why I Bought The Car I bought it during a crazy lifestyle inflation run in 2014 when I started making good money and thought I was doing what I was supposed to do (buying a bunch of stuff … [Read more...] about Reflecting on One Year Without a Car