The goal of any self-respecting freedomist is to free himself or herself from the tyranny of financial dependency. When you have to work in order to survive, you’re financially dependent. When you don’t have to work, when you only labor because it suits your whim or excites you, you’re financially independent. To achieve financial independence …
A few months back I came across a company called the Lending Club. And from what I read, it struck me as having a very intriguing business model. Here’s how the Lending Club works. Potential borrowers with relatively small loan requirements join the Lending Club (average loan size is $14,553). The Lending Club determines the …
I love the sitcom Taxi. It ran for five seasons from 1978 to 1983. Some of my favorite episodes are when the Reverend Jim has a dream about Alex dancing the Can-Can wearing a catcher’s mask, when Latka re-invents himself as alpha male Vic Ferrari, and when Alex goes to a gay bar to help …
If you want to be financially independent, and no longer have to work, you’ll need to save at least 25 times your annual living expenses. For a great blog post explaining the logic behind this rule, I highly recommend this one from Mr. Money Mustache. Now, if you’re a person of modest means, like me, …
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I’m sure Hillary Clinton sees herself as a champion of progressivism, someone who will gladly take on any vested interest that stands athwart the needs and aspirations of the great unwashed, the 99 percent. But is Mrs. Clinton really a progressive? Here is Mrs. Clinton’s plan to help those struggling with the cost of higher …