Coffee out of animal poop. The Unknown Professor of Financial Rounds is a blogging colleague from “the old days,” also known as the mid-2000s decade. His blog is still up and running in 2025 as I write this, which is extraordinary. (I also have no clue who he is, so I’ll assume he’s still around … Read more
For 2024 I published my side hustle income report each month to maintain accountability. This year, my main goal is to be profitable. To maintain transparency and accountability, I’ll be reporting both on my income and my expenses this year. I haven’t been profitable for a while now. My day job has been subsidizing my … Read more
Two ways to fix a pinchy bank balance (I do both) “I can’t be out of money! I still have checks!” ~Some old person who knows what checks are Everywhere, prices are creeping up. It’s rare that I can shop at Walmart for under $50 anymore, and I don’t buy crap. What’s worse, our pay … Read more
Customer loyalty programs are everywhere these days. Fast food restaurants, gas stations, and even state lotteries. On the surface, they offer something we all love: free stuff. But what’s the real cost of those rewards? Why Customers Love Them For customers, it feels like a win: spend money like you normally would, and eventually get … Read more
Striving to end 2025 in the black For all of 2024 I published my side hustle income report each month to maintain accountability. This year, my main goal is to be profitable. To maintain transparency with this goal, I’ll be reporting on both income and expenses this year. I haven’t been profitable for quite some … Read more
This is the wrap-up of twelve months of reporting side hustle income! I did this all of 2024 to maintain accountability and to document lessons learned. I’ll provide my final monthly numbers as well as a summary for all of 2024, and reflect on what it all means. I’ll also chat briefly about how things … Read more
For 2024 I’m publishing side income reports each month to maintain accountability. My goal is to progress by keeping it transparent and real. Reporting on the good and the bad lets me reflect on lessons learned. Which sources I’m reporting and which I’m not I’m not posting anonymously so my main job income, my part-time … Read more
(Just a bit of know-how is all it takes) My daughter is getting married in three weeks. He proposed last night. (It’s complicated, but not “shotgun”-complicated, for what it’s worth.) As such, we have to get the word out quickly to the important people, now that it’s official. We could do evite, but it’s expensive … Read more