I often see these disappointing posts on social media throwing around the term “trust fund” as if it’s some magical secret to build fantastic wealth (and they’ll even show you how if you join their paid discord group!) I think this mystique stems from the term “trust fund baby”. It’s got a pop culture meaning of an adult who was given a massive amount of wealth in a “trus...

It’s tough to have this convo when the clear cause to this market downturn is an apparently unprovoked war that has little American support and is already costing hundreds of lives. But atrocities of war aside, it’s not fun to log in to your investment accounts and see a significantly smaller number than you did a month ago. I’m even starting to hear some chatter about pe...

You may have seen a question about a “Trump Account” on your taxes and wonder what it’s all about? Well, it’s similar to an IRA, but for kids under 18. I’m a little disappointed they didn’t make it a Roth account, because you kind of get a “worst of both worlds” on the tax break. You pay tax on your income up front, then on any growth inste...

I recently ended the lease at my old office where I would work and film videos and moved into a home office. I really wanted a nicer / cleaner look and was considering hiring some kinds of pros to come out and build a “set” at my house. I was bracing for quotes of $10K and considering if it was worth it when I just decided to do it myself!

It’s really shocki...