Welcome to Not Your Parents’ Financial Guy! A personal finance online resource that helps people get the most out of life and their money by following nontraditional advice.
Want to know how to create a monthly savings plan and stick to it using one simple tactic?
Interested in learning about 21st-century investment options?
Want to learn how to save enough money and take 6-12 months off work to travel the world on a mini-retirement?
I’m not your parents’ typical financial guy and won’t give you the same advice you’re used to hearing.
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Nobel Prize for Research on Retirement Savings? This week, the Nobel Price in Economics was awarded to Richard Thaler from The University of Chicago for his work on how human behavior relates to economic events. His work has shown that people generally behave in irrational ways, disproving accepted economic theories....
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Do You Enjoy Life's Luxuries? Me Too. Though I run a personal finance blog that discusses strategies for budgeting, saving and investing, I am by no means the type of person who preaches complete minimalism and shunning away all of the finer things in life. As with almost all aspects...
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Why Should I Invest? So you're at the stage where you've gotten yourself out of debt by paying off your student loans and credit card bills. Guess what?! You're already doing great! And now you have even started saving a decent amount of money each month and have built an...
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