Planting an orchard this summer has been one of the most fulfilling and therapeutic things my wife and I have done since buying our first house last winter. Last night, we were watering these young apple saplings after a long day of work. After I reluctantly headed inside for the night, I began to think of blog post topics. I started to ponder how growing and maintaining … [Read more...] about What My Orchard Teaches Me about Investing
Two Side Hustle Ideas that Pay the Mortgage
Hello readers! Today I need your help making a pretty big decision. I know that many of you have backgrounds in fields such as business and finance that I can selfishly leverage on this blog. Since I’m just a lowly scientist with a penchant towards personal finance, I need your advice on two side hustle options that we are considering at The Drunk Millionaire household. Both … [Read more...] about Two Side Hustle Ideas that Pay the Mortgage
Six Ways to Lower Your Car Insurance Bill
Our society is finally experiencing a massive shift towards an à la carte form of consumption. This movement has led to many cost saving opportunities. For instance, you now have the choice to purchase what you need rather than what they want to sell you thanks to the competition provided by the internet and especially aggregator sites. Car insurance can be reduced greatly … [Read more...] about Six Ways to Lower Your Car Insurance Bill
5 Ways to Pay off Student Loans Faster and Truly Live Free
About 3 out of 10 of you awesome readers would likely sell an organ to get rid of your student loans. Yeah that’s right… 3 in 10! … [Read more...] about 5 Ways to Pay off Student Loans Faster and Truly Live Free
Food and Financial Independence
Think back to the last time you went to the grocery store. What were the most expensive food items in your shopping cart? If your shopping list looks like ours, then the answer to that question would be fruit, vegetables, and meat. Basically all the healthy stuff… Perhaps you don’t even grocery shop. You’re currently living the “fast food American dream.” … [Read more...] about Food and Financial Independence