
đź’° Personal Finance
Regardless of where you are in your life with money, I hope this page can be helpful to you. I treat this like my own personal finance handbook and always refer back to it when I need help. I also update this when I learn something new so the learnings are available to you as well.
Here’s my promise to you—I will only write about something that I’ve experienced. I only feel comfortable talking about things I’ve gone through. I would feel cheated if I read something by someone who didn’t actually go through that, so I would never do that to you.
I write about all my experiences with money and all the things I wish I had known in the past. There were moments in my life when I was in a so much debt that I resorted to using credit cards (never a good idea!). In another story, I recount myself getting scammed by a street con artist. More successfully, if I don’t change anything in my life right now, I am on track to retire by the time I’m 40.
Keep in mind that I’m no expert and that anything you read shouldn’t be treated as professional advice. You should seek actual professional advice if that’s what you want. After all, I’m just a normal person trying to earn a living.
Managing Debt
Good debt vs bad debt
Why it’s not a good idea to become completely debt free, for debt is leverage (mortgage, low-cost education loans)
Saving For Retirement
Tax-Advantaged Accounts (normal, pre, post)
Roth IRA vs Traditional IRA
Backdoor Roth IRA
Roth 401k vs Traditional 401k
401k After-Tax Contributions
Mega Backdoor Roth IRA
Financial Tools
Banks: online high-yield savings account like Ally
Credit Cards: rewards like Chase Trifecta
Brokerage: free trades like Robinhood or WeBull
Frugality
Never Eat Out Alone.
Cheap doesn’t always mean low-cost. Quality counts too.
Stocks
You're Buying a Company
Options
You're buying the option to exercise a contract
Real Estate
How I bought a home in my mid-20s and how you can too!
REITs
Shareholder Letters
- Amazon
- Warren Buffet