Welcome to a new recurring series called The Monthly Memory. This is my way of cataloguing at least one interesting or notable thing that I did in the past month. It’s a good way for me to put out some extra content. It’s also a way to motivate me to actually do something notable. It’ll be a fun memory keeper for me personally to look back on too. I’ll also pull the curtain back on…
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At my older brothers’ birthday party (they have the same birthday), I hit an inflection point with my personal finances. After one of my brothers received a book by Dave Ramsey, my aunt remarked that his advice can get you the basics but not much further. As a college junior, I was already interested in personal finance. Friends were already calling me Frugal Jon. I had even done research on how to invest. But at…