Tag: egotrage
10 Reasons to Buy a Small Home in a Low-Tax State
I’m a big believer in egotrage on the housing front. Mastering one’s finances does more to secure one’s happiness than occupying a look-at-me home in a look-at-me location. So it pays to be very humble when it comes to your housing. With that said, here are ten reasons why you should buy a small home…
Becoming the Master of Your Financial Domain
Financially, I did exceptionally well under President Obama. I have also done exceptionally well financially under President Trump. And I fully expect to hit a financial home run under President Biden. So what’s the secret of my past, current, and sure-to-be future success? Simple. In 2003, I stopped expecting the government to fix my problems,…
Ten Reasons Why You Can’t Save Money – Part One
Americans are a confounding lot. On one hand, they’ve never had more opportunities to make money and save than they do right now. There were no app developers, YouTube personalities, Uber drivers, direct deposits, and Roth IRAs when I was growing up. On the other hand, however, they’ve never been more racked by financial insecurity…
This Week In Confirmation Bias
I’m far from a genius. In fact, I think I have a rather pedestrian mind. But I also think I’ve stumbled upon some profound insights in the course of writing this blog. And when one of those profound insights is confirmed by a famous blogger, which happened last week, I can’t resist the all-too-human urge…
Seven Ways to Lower Your Cost of Government
For most people, especially those doing the 9 to 5 grind in a high-tax state, their biggest household expense is government. Way back in October of 2015, I wrote a post based on the household expenses of a California family being featured in Money magazine. The total tax bill for this family was $45,000. This…