Some time ago I came across a blog called, I Vigilante, and I was immediately hooked by the blogger’s enlightened self-interest and willingness to say FU to convention. Here’s how The Vigilante describes his mission. I’m here to show you the virtue of unapologetic selfishness (“I”), the virtue of rebelling from authority and expectations often …
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I’m into fitness—frugal fitness, that is. A while back I wrote a post about how I set up a home gym in my garage for under $100. I also added a $15 chin-up bar to my indoor regimen of free YouTube workouts, bear crawls and planks. To say I’m cheap about fitness is putting it …
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One of my favorite financial bloggers is a Canadian named, Brent Truitt. Brent’s website is called Debt Files, and he has, shall we say, a very eclectic take on life and personal finances. On his About page, he describes himself as a former professional musician who had to quit “because he wasn’t very good.” If …
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Anyone remotely familiar with the Freedom Is Groovy website knows that I’m not a fan of government. And it’s not because I’m a meanie. Government has inherent flaws that make it a poor steward of people’s money. Consider the following. Government is often a monopoly. A private company, for instance, can’t start up a DMV and …
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To get a good ROI on your college education, you got to do two things. First, you got to study your tushy off. Take tough classes and pursue tough majors. Sociology-of-Lady-Gaga classes and Animal House partying may be fun, but they’re ROI killers. Second, you got to be as frugal as possible when it comes …
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