My main college job during the summers was at an ice cream shop. My boss was very generous to the employees and allowed us to have an ice cream for free while on the clock. Unless it was too busy, I would typically enjoy a nice soft serve coffee ice cream cone with chocolate jimmies during my shift. So while I was still earning money while customers came to the window, I got a little…
I like to talk about value instead of cost. My financial aim is to live below my means and aggressively save/invest. However, this does not prevent me from spending money on things that I find a lot of value in. There are some things that I enjoy that are not the most frugal choices in the world, but are a good example of enjoying the road to financial independence. I’m not interested in saving every…
In part 1, I talked about lifestyle inflation and how to avoid it. Building a life of Enough takes more than avoiding lifestyle inflation. It requires a lot of introspective to figure out what is truly valuable to you. This is no easy task. There are two ways to figure this out. The first is to be swept along with the current of consumerism until you wake up one day and realize that you don’t…
After years of faithful service, my iPhone 6s is finally being replaced. This phone got me through the latter half of undergrad and through grad school. Four+ years is pretty good for a smart phone that’s actively made to slow down over time. For the past 6 months or so, the phone has been randomly dying and the battery lasted as long as an Atlanta Falcons’ 4th quarter lead. So when I found out that…