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The Hourly Cost Fallacy

Financial advisors tell you to calculate your hourly earnings to make outsourcing decisions… but can we really earn more even with endless…

4 min readJan 9, 2020

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The Hourly Cost Fallacy

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The Evil Siren Call of “The Number”

How the “retirement number” has become an evil tool to enslave the populace and enrich commission obsessed financial advisors.

4 min readJan 9, 2020

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The Evil Siren Call of “The Number”

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Contrarian Saver

Ross and Rachel Are Dead

The one where they discover their telegenic careers in retail and academia land them in an urban shame spiral of disappointment, longing…

3 min readJan 4, 2020

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Ross and Rachel Are Dead

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Contrarian Saver

The Joys of Dying at Peak Net Worth

Why spend your retirement getting less financially independent year after year as your nest egg dwindles? The curse of the 5% rule and the…

3 min readJan 4, 2020

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The Joys of Dying at Peak Net Worth

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Why an Ivy League Degree Is Worth It — At Virtually Any Cost

The press has been having a field day decrying the overemphasis on elite schools, which they say have little bearing on success. But are…

3 min readJan 4, 2020

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Why an Ivy League Degree Is Worth It — At Virtually Any Cost

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Rich Man’s (or Woman’s) Jobs

Everyone should pursue their dream careers, no matter how fiscally impractical — AFTER they achieve FI. Beware of these jobs that are the…

3 min readJan 3, 2020

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Rich Man’s (or Woman’s) Jobs

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Screw Experiences…Buy Stuff

“Studies” show that experiences produce more happiness (whatever that is) than material objects. But material objects can enhance those…

3 min readJan 3, 2020

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Screw Experiences…Buy Stuff

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Six Contrarian Money Moves for 2020

These personal finance suggestions for 2020 may be unconventional, but they will still get you to financial independence faster this year.

3 min readJan 3, 2020

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Six Contrarian Money Moves for 2020

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Contrarian Saver

The Hourly Cost Fallacy

Financial advisors tell you to calculate your hourly earnings to make outsourcing decisions… but can we really earn more even with endless…

4 min readDec 28, 2019

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The Hourly Cost Fallacy

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Contrarian Saver

Can Stupid People Achieve Financial Independence?

You don’t have to be a genius, or even “good with numbers”, to achieve your finan

3 min readDec 27, 2019

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Can Stupid People Achieve Financial Independence?

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Contrarian Saver

Contrarian Saver

Blogger with a unique, irreverent take on #financialindependence. Recently started http://contrariansaver.com to amuse, entertain, and hopefully, help.

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