Something great, but also disappointing happened to me the other day. I wrote a guest post for CNBC that did well about how it may now require $350,000 a year to live a middle-class lifestyle in an expensive city with a family. Then MarketWatch decided to pick up the post on their website. The article was the #1 most popular post for two days as well. Then … [Read more...]

Hooray, it's 2019! A new year = new beginnings and I'm excited. I was about to write how I was sad that last year has gone so fast when I came across this quote: “Those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of its brevity.” ― Jean de La Bruyère, Les Caractères It's a good reminder for all of us to make the most of each day and give thanks at all … [Read more...]

When it comes to any type of work, there will inevitably come a time when you get burnt out. This is especially true with blogging. The first year I started blogging, I felt invincible. I had endless energy and worked around the clock. When I wasn't at my day job, I was glued to my laptop doing something blogging related. Fast forward to 2017 and my life as a blogger was turned … [Read more...]

This Independence Day I am so thankful for freedom and not being tied down. Living an untemplate life, i.e. breaking out of the template lifestyle of working until 65+, wasn't something I imagined I would do growing up. I feel very lucky with the way my life has turned out and I owe a lot of that to hard work and the choices I've made along the way. Can you imagine living … [Read more...]