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Financial Lessons from My Family’s Experience with Long-Term Care Insurance
My experience with my father's long-term care insurance company has not been an easy one. But I've learned quite a few lessons. The post Financial Le…
iLending Review: How To Refinance Your Car Loan and Save
Wondering if iLending is the right company to help you lower your car payment? This iLending Review will explain how it works, how much you could sav…
Ask HTM: Unnecessary Credit Cards, Creatively Funding Grad School, & Dropping Car Insurance To Save…
Let’s kick off the week with some fresh listener questions we have lined up for you! And don’t just stand on the sidelines- if you have a quest…
Ask HTM: Paying for DeleteMe, Investing like the Ivies, and When a New Car Makes Sense – Episode 970
Let’s dive into the week with some fresh listener questions we have lined up for you! And don’t just stand on the sidelines- if you have a ques…
Don’t Be Car Poor
Every once in a while, I like to rant about one of my personal finance pet peeves: how being car poor keeps you from building wealth. The post Don…
Driving A 28-Year-Old Beater Made Me Love My Car Again
While visiting my parents in Honolulu this past winter, I ended up driving my dad's 28-year-old beater for eight days. He bought that Toyota Avalon n…
Ask Matt & Joel: I’m saving up for a new car. Where should I keep the money?
This question was posted in our HTM Facebook group, from Alex… “I want to start saving for a car purchase I will make in the next 3 – 4 years. …
Birthday Freebies, Dusty Gift Cards & The Anti-Car Guide 🚘
Good morning, HTM Family! Quick thought exercise based on the Charles Shultz Philosophy… (me neither 🤷♂️) OK, now try this…. Much easier, right…
Buy This, Not That: Car Ownership Edition 🚘
Cars cost WAY more than most people realize. I’m not talking about the initial sticker price. It’s everything associated with cars over time… Ongoing…
When Buying a New Car Makes Sense
Buying a new car is typically frowned upon by money nerds. That’s because buying a reliable, used car, with cash is the financially savviest wa…
Ask HTML: Parlaying Real Estate Equity into Stocks, FIRE Recommendations, & Unloading a Car with a …
Let’s dive into the week with some fresh listener questions we have lined up for you! And don’t just stand on the sidelines- if you have a ques…
Ask HTM: Covering Expensive Childcare, Fidelity Fees, & Frugal or Cheap Car Tires – Episode 940
Let’s dive into the week with some fresh listener questions we have lined up for you! And don’t just stand on the sidelines- if you have a ques…
7 Alternatives To Owning A Car That Might Be Better For You!
If you think that owning a car is a necessity, think again. You might just discover better alternatives to owning a car that work for you. The post 7…
Ask HTM: When to Ditch an Old Car, Dropping Escrow, & Investing via an ESOP – Episode 928
Let’s dive into the week with some fresh listener questions we have lined up for you! And don’t just stand on the sidelines- if you have a ques…
Confession: I Leased a Car (?!)
Most personal finance experts would tell you that cars are a terrible investment, and that leasing a car is even worse. Why'd I do it anyway?
A Case Study In Selling Your Car And Using Ebikes And Carshare Instead
A friend of mine recently made a move that I’ve been telling him to do for the past four years – he finally sold his car and is going car…
Frugal Man Buys $52,000 Car – Why??
As I type this, I’m jumping through the various hoops involved in buying a 2023 Tesla Model Y, a rather expensive, luxury “crossover” that is absolut…