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May 29, 2017

#79: When Laura Roeder was 22, she quit her job to become a full-time freelancer.

She earned $30,000 in her first year as a freelancer; $60,000 in her second year.

Ten years later -- (Laura is now 32) -- her company earns $4 million in annual revenue.

(Can I repeat that? Did I bury the lede? *Laura went from...


May 22, 2017

#78: Imagine that you're looking for a rental property. It's a warm Saturday afternoon, and you decide to cruise through a few open houses in the area.

Your autonomously-driving electric vehicle pulls into the driveway. Your wifi-enabled contact lenses automatically register the property's details: square footage, year...


May 15, 2017

#77: “Have you ever tried to stop-peeing midstream? It’s like trying to put spray cheese back in the can. The damage has been done, and the only thing left to do is try to enjoy yourself.”

That’s a quote from a deleted chapter in a book written by (in my opinion) one of the funniest bloggers on the internet,...


May 8, 2017

#76: This week, my buddy Joe Saul-Sehy joins me to answer another round of listener-submitted questions.

A listener from California asks:
My husband and I will be inheriting money, which we plan to invest in index funds. We believe that our inheritance will eventually make us financially independent. However, I feel...


May 1, 2017

#75: In her early 40's, Jen lived in a converted garage, buried in credit card debt and scrounging for spare change. She was the type of person who'd join her friends at a restaurant for dinner , order nothing except tap water, and fill up on the complimentary bread basket. She used duct-tape to repair her shoes....