Tag: personal finance

Look, I’m Gonna Tell You Something I’ve been in this finance writing game for over 20 years, and let me tell you, alot has changed. But some things? Still the same. Still broken. Still making...

I’m Tired of the Crypto Hype Look, I’ve been around the block a few times. Started at a small newspaper in Dhaka back in ’99, moved to a finance magazine in ’05, and now I’m...

My Awkward Financial Awakening Look, I’m gonna be honest here. I used to be that person. The one who bought every self-help finance book, attended every seminar, and hung on every word of those so-called...

My Bank Betrayed Me Look, I’m not gonna sit here and pretend I’m some financial guru. I’m just a guy who’s been around the block a few times. I’ve made mistakes. Alot of them. But...

My Financial Wake-Up Call Look, I’m gonna be honest here. I used to be that guy. The one who’d walk into a bank, sit down with some suit named Marcus (let’s call him Marcus, because...

My Bank Tried to Steal $87 from Me Look, I'm gonna be honest here. I've always been a bit of a finance nerd. I mean, I used to read annual reports for fun in college....

My Bank Tried to Steal $87 from Me Look, I’m gonna be honest here. I’ve always been a bit of a finance nerd. I mean, I used to read annual reports for fun in college....

Look, I’m gonna level with you… Back in 2008, I was sitting in some stuffy conference room in Austin, listening to a so-called ‘financial expert’ named—let’s call him Marcus—tell me that subprime mortgages were a...

My Financial Awakening Look, I'm gonna be honest here. I used to be that guy. The one who blindly trusted financial advisors, who nodded along as they spouted jargon like "diversification" and "capital gains tax"....

Let me tell you about Marcus Okay, so there's this guy Marcus. We met at a conference in Austin, like, three years ago. He's one of those finance bro types, you know? The kind that...