The Exiled Founder of WeWork has a New Scam, Now with Crypto!
Neel Dahnesha writing at Vox on infamous co-founder of WeWork Adam Neuman’s latest effort to put carbon credits on the blockchain. “I think they’re trying to solve something that’s not …
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The 28-year-old Telling the Truth about Crypto
So when the term Web3, a catchall for organizations and companies built around cryptocurrency technology, began cropping up on social media in 2021, White started to write a Wikipedia article …
Meet the New 401k Millionaires Next Door
Michelle Singletary writing at The Washington Post: Fidelity, one of the largest managers of workplace plans, reported that its number of 401(k) millionaires in the fourth quarter of 2021 jumped …
Cryptocurrency is a Scam
Nicholas Weaver being interviewed at Current Affairs: So the stock market and the bond market are a positive-sum game. There are more winners than losers. Cryptocurrency starts with zero-sum. So …
GameStop Winners or Losers?
But I know I can at least pick 100% returns. Double my money… that’s my confidence in my system. Two guys who worked at a battery store score big on …
Stop Buying Your Stuff Stuff
From Paul Ford’s Grand Unified Theory of Buying Stuff essay at Wired: The problem is that certain kinds of stuff simply attract more stuff. The home is an obvious one: …
Step-by-Step Guide to Safely Sell Your Car Online
When it’s time to upgrade your vehicle, most people look at their current vehicle as simply a trade-in option at the car dealer. But if you want to maximize your …
3 Reasons I Didn’t Blog at all in 2021
So…things have been a bit slow here at the Live Your Wage headquarters. That’s not to say that I’ve been lounging on the couch and binging Netflix for the past …
6 Ways an Emergency Fund Saves You Even More Money
Saving a full emergency fund of 3 to 6 months of living expenses (or more if you feel it necessary) is hard work. During this phase of building your financial …
5 Great Things About Distance Learning
With COVID-19 still making physical proximity an exercise in risk analysis, the task of educating children has proven to be yet another 2020 event wreaking havoc on everyone involved. Teachers, …
The Case Against Being Better People
Managing money, like any skill in life, involves learning and making better choices over time. Nobody goes from regularly over-drafting their checking account to investing money via a backdoor ROTH …
The Space In Between
On September 5, 1977, a team from NASA watched as the Voyager 1 spacecraft was launched into space from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Voyager 1 was slated for a daunting 4-year …
The Clarity Paradox
Have you ever felt overwhelmed with just too many tasks and obligations on your plate? Hello! It’s 2020. I feel like that every day. Good point. Then you’ve probably realized …
Glass Walls
When is the last time you took a big chance, put a crazy idea out into the world, or did something nobody else around you was doing? If you have …
Easy 3-Step Budget Exercise for Students
I don’t know if you’ve ever sat down with a group of young teenagers, but to say that learning how to manage money and do a budget are not at …
10 Financial Steps to Survive Losing Your Job
Losing your job unexpectedly is never a fun experience, but it’s a real scenario that can happen to anyone. In addition to the mental and emotional turmoil of losing colleagues, …
5 Unexpected Ways Doing a Budget Will Change Your Life
I get it. The idea of doing a budget isn’t an exciting thought for most people. A budget seems more like a consequence doled out by the fun police than …
The Power of Saved Money
Many years ago, I was at a coworker’s desk talking through a problem on a project when the coworker unashamedly log into their personal banking website to check something. I …
I Bought a $1,400 Office Chair for Only $525!
I bought an office chair! I know, I know. It’s just a chair. Who cares? Well, apparently my back and butt and legs care very much. Ever since I started …
How We Bought Our First Minivan With Cash
My wife and I have been preparing for the last few years to buy a new-to-us minivan this year, and as I have started doing some of the first steps …