When you first get started running a small business or offering freelance services there’s a lot to think about. One question I’m often asked is how exactly I get paid. And even though the question seems simple, it’s not. When I first got started I had no idea how getting paid actually worked and just […]

What’s inside? Here are the questions answered in today’s reader mailbag, boiled down to summaries of five or fewer words. Click on the number to jump straight down to the question. 1. Term or whole life insurance 2. Inexpensive and free Kindle books 3. US banking for Canadian residents 4. REI dividend update 5. Landscaping […]

I graduated college with $145,000 in student loans. The worst part about it? I was willfully ignorant about the amount I borrowed. It would all be paid off by Future Me, right? Besides, not once during my economics courses was there a discussion about the adverse effects of high student debt. How bad could it […]

The average American commute is now 26 minutes each way, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That means the typical U.S. worker now spends almost an hour each day commuting. Assuming a five-day workweek, two weeks of vacation per year, and 4o years of working full-time, that adds up to roughly a year of your life just […]

What’s inside? Here are the questions answered in today’s reader mailbag, boiled down to summaries of five or fewer words. Click on the number to jump straight down to the question. 1. Buy it for life: jeans 2. Water bottle for life 3. Shopping around for a furnace 4. Getting “in the zone” 5. Thoughts […]

Have you even wanted to be one of those people who always seemed like they could handle almost any financial situation life threw their way? My fiance’s dad is one of those people and I’m always impressed how he seems to have money for any situation no matter what. This got me thinking about my […]

#text-6.widget_text { background-color: transparent !important; padding: 0 !important;} Hi, I’m Ramit Sethi, and I’m going to show you how to make more money. Legitimately (I’m a Stanford grad and New York Times best-selling author), and as quickly as you want. I’m going to break down 9 proven methods of making more money: Negotiate your bills […]