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According to the BLS' 2016 Consumer Expenditure Survey, we spend about 90% of what we make. The average American has a pretax income of just under $75,000. After a year of spending, only a shade …

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Holy crap landscaping is expensive. We got an estimate a couple of years ago to do mulch and some essential plants in our front yard, and it was around $4,000. Ugh. A few years back, I decided to …

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Today I'm featuring a guest post from Steve, who blogs over at ThinkSaveRetire.com. Steve knows a thing or two about early retirement, as you can see by his skyrocketing net worth, which he shows on …

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Dictionary.com defines rich as "having wealth or great possessions; abundantly supplied with resources, means, or funds; wealthy." That same definition also pops up as the first hit in Google when …

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You'd probably agree that it's hard to save money, right? Regardless of how much money you make, how frugal you try to be, or how well you budget, socking away extra cash each month isn't always an …

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I just read a statistic that said more and more Americans are quitting their jobs voluntarily. In fact, the study done by the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that the number rose to 3.1 million …

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