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What is your Financial Picture? First, we need to understand what a financial picture means. Simply put, a financial picture is a breakdown or illustration of all your assets and…
Hey all! I’m Thomas, a 32 year old Millennial DINC (Double Income, No Kids), living in an expensive city. My Fiancée (she’s the knock out in the picture above) and I work hard and…
Fine, you got me, today isn’t actually Earth Day. April 22nd marks the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970 . That said, cities across the United…
What do you like to do after work? If you are like me, you are out enjoying The City most nights. The point of living in a bustling urban center is to enjoy its beautiful energy,…
Millennials are a generation of passionate dreamers, trend setters, and entrepreneurs preceded by Generation X. Howe and Strauss suggest that the Millennial generation consists of…
City Side Hustles I needed extra cash to purchase an engagement ring. A Google search suggested the engagement ring needs to be at least 2x your take-home monthly salary. WTH!?…
5 City Side Hustles that are more trouble than they are worth if you live in a city. I’ve tried them all! One in two millennial’s have a side hustle. Most of us live in cities, so…
Rachael and I are getting married in August, so we are in the midst of planning for our future together. That means we are discussing our needs, our wants, and our dreams. What an…
What does The City mean? People from New York City claim it as their own. Residents of San Francisco refer to their hilly city on a peninsula as The City. The point is, people…
No, Automatic Millionaire v. Blue Bottle Coffee is not a real court case! Nor do I have anything against the coffee from Blue Bottle . The opposite is true. I freaking love it.…
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Build a cash buffer around the expenses that would be hardest to cut quickly — housing, food, transport, insurance and debt payments.
Move beyond “rent is throwing money away” and compare the decision through time horizon, flexibility, cash reserves and total monthly cost.
A framework for choosing flexible extra-income work without turning every evening into another shift.
A practical way to set a rent ceiling before apartment hunting, using take-home pay, fixed costs and the life you actually want to fund.