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Selective Service Rules Every 18-Year-Old Should Know

Selective Service Rules Every 18-Year-Old Should Know

Selective Service registration is required by law. Here’s what happens if you don’t sign up, and even though it's no longer on the FAFSA, why you sti…

Who Owns the Doctor Jobs?

Who Owns the Doctor Jobs?

Most of us complain about the effects of private equity on our workplaces and patient care. Let's start doing something about it. The post Who Owns t…

Senate Parliamentarian Blocks CFPB Defunding Push

Senate Parliamentarian Blocks CFPB Defunding Push

Senate parliamentarian blocks effort to defund CFPB, citing Byrd Rule. Efforts to end the CFPB would require 60 vote majority. The post Senate Parlia…

I Thought Refinancing Was Dead—Until I Ran the Numbers

I Thought Refinancing Was Dead—Until I Ran the Numbers

If you’re holding a single-family rental right now, you’ve probably asked the same question I did: Is it even worth refinancing with rates this…

17 VA Disability Myths That Are Hurting Veterans

17 VA Disability Myths That Are Hurting Veterans

17 VA Disability Myths That Are Hurting Veterans From Military To Millionaire 17 VA Disability Myths That Are Hurting Veterans—And The Truth You Need…

We Built an AI Codie

We Built an AI Codie

The craziest thing we’ve ever built? We made an AI that thinks like me... A free tool that might eventually become the #1 AI in the world for busines…

The Pros and Cons of Inheriting Tenants (And How to Protect Yourself)

The Pros and Cons of Inheriting Tenants (And How to Protect Yourself)

You finally find the perfect property—good price, solid neighborhood, promising numbers—and then you see the fine print: tenants in place. Depending …

Social Skills: Use the SETHI Technique to be Unforgettable

Social Skills: Use the SETHI Technique to be Unforgettable

Your social skills shape your success more than you think. The promotion you missed, the deal that fell through, the connection that never took off—t…

Banks And Markets Closed For Juneteenth: What to Expect

Banks And Markets Closed For Juneteenth: What to Expect

Banks, credit unions, and the stock and bond markets will be closed on Thursday, June 19 for Juneteenth. The post Banks And Markets Closed For Junet…

How I Use Pinterest To Get Blog Traffic and Make a Full-Time Income

How I Use Pinterest To Get Blog Traffic and Make a Full-Time Income

Do you want to learn how to get page views and make more money blogging? Pinterest has changed a lot over the years, but I think it’s still one…

From Monk to Money Manager w/ Doug Lynam – Episode 998

From Monk to Money Manager w/ Doug Lynam – Episode 998

Today’s guest, Doug Lynam, has lived an extraordinary life! From overcoming bankruptcy to achieving financial security, taking vows of poverty as a B…

Personal Finance Classes Are Now Mandatory In 28 States

Personal Finance Classes Are Now Mandatory In 28 States

28 states now require high school students to take a personal finance class before graduation. Learn which states made the change in 2025. The post P…

New Report: IDR Processing Jumps As Backlog Shrinks Slightly

New Report: IDR Processing Jumps As Backlog Shrinks Slightly

The Department of Education processed 286K IDR applications in May, but over 1.5 million remain pending, according to the latest status report. The p…

Trump Accounts Move Forward In Big Beautiful Bill

Trump Accounts Move Forward In Big Beautiful Bill

Trump Accounts would offer tax-advantaged savings for kids under 8 and a "baby bonus" of $1,000 for eligible newborns. The post Trump Accounts Move F…

Three Reasons Hard Money is Better Than Bank Money

Three Reasons Hard Money is Better Than Bank Money

I get asked by real estate debt investors regularly, “Why do fix-and-flippers pay such high interest rates?”  and “Why don’t they just go to a b…

How To Make $4,000 a Month – 15 Real Ways

How To Make $4,000 a Month – 15 Real Ways

Do you want to learn how to make $4,000 a month? I’ve been making over $4,000 a month for more than 10 years now, and I personally know how ama…

What I Should Have Told Myself When I Became a Resident

What I Should Have Told Myself When I Became a Resident

With my intern year done, I have some feedback for my financial plan from before I became a resident. Here are the positives and negatives. The post …

How to Navigate the Tariff Circus

How to Navigate the Tariff Circus

Quite accidentally, it looks like we timed our last talk about the stock market pretty darned well. Back in February 2025, the market put the perfect…

Mommies, Nannies, Au Pairs, and Me: The End Of Being A SAHD

Mommies, Nannies, Au Pairs, and Me: The End Of Being A SAHD

When my son was born in 2017, I decided to focus on being a stay-at-home dad (SAHD). Every early childhood development book I read emphasized that th…

Ivy League Acceptance Rates Drop Again In 2025

Ivy League Acceptance Rates Drop Again In 2025

Ivy League and top universities hit record-low admit rates in 2025 amid rising applications and growing admissions pressure. The post Ivy League Acce…