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How to get the most out of a bonus
I am referring to Federal and California taxes for my corporate fire babies out there. If you’re in a different state, look up state specific supplemental income tax. Side note, if anyone knows any attractive accountants, send them my way. Good looks + tax knowledge is a turn on 😉 I remember when I had…
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Spending with Intent – January
One of my fave FI influencers, Catie (@millenialmoneyhoney), had a challenge last year about “splurging” on an item or items that provide value and meaning to you. FIRE is not about deprivation. It’s about value and doing simple things that make your life better. Anyway, I started to do the same this year because 2023…
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The Power of HYSA (i luv ALLY)
High Yield Savings Accounts (HYSA) can give you up to 5% APY (e.g if you put in $10,000, you get free $400 by the end of the year) on the money you put into it. I love HYSAs as short – medium term cash storage for two reasons. One, because of the high interest rates…
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Dealing with money in a dysfunctional family
I’m asking you for advice lol haha (please help). Just kidding (I’m not). The holidays are over and I placed myself in a situation where I was at home all day with my nuclear family unit (parents & brother) for 10 days. A recipe for disaster. Ok, I love my family but there has always…
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Traveling the world for $FREE.99 (part 1)
Hello internet friends! Today, I am going to be talking about travel hacking through credit card churning. It is an extremely popular technique in the FIRE community that lets you travel the world for FREE. No, this is not a scam. It does require a good amount of strategy and planning. For starters, I only…
