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Money at 30: Digital Nomadism Revisited
A few years back, I shared that listening to a podcast had sent me down a rabbit hole exploring the world of digital nomadism. At the time, I'd firmly concluded that the lifestyle wasn't for me. Yet, more recently, the topic has once again come up in conversations between me and my wife. That's partially due to our current frustrations with our apartment complex and wondering what surprises await us...
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Top 10 Personal Finance Articles of the Month — February 2023
It’s time again for one of my favorite features here on Dyer News: a look at the top 10 personal finance articles of the month. Up first, we'll look at the topics of spending and saving. After that, we'll talk about financial independence followed by minimalism. Then, we'll close things out with a look at comfort creep, nomad tech items, and treasure! As usual, this month’s list includes a couple...
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Average Consumer Spends 42% on Income on Household Bills
When Americans bring home their paychecks, how much of that money is immediately spoken for? That's exactly what a new report from Doxo shows. The data shows that the average household in the United States spends a total of $29,459 per year on household bills. This amounts to 42% of their income. According to the report, Americans spend a total of $3.87 billion per year on household bills. Of that,...
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Money at 30: Two Years Later - Was Our Apartment Upgrade Worth It?
Nearly two years ago, my wife and I decided to move from our longtime apartment complex to one where the rent was $400 more per month. This time last year, I shared a status update in which I declared that this somewhat risky move had been worth it thanks to the numerous benefits this upgrade included. Cut to today and things have definitely changed in a few ways. In fact,...
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Money at 30: Putting My Subscriptions on the Chopping Block
Like many Americans these days, I have several different subscriptions. These include streaming services, business tools, and other various memberships. Until now, I've thought I'd done a decent job of keeping track of these subscriptions by maintaining a master list of them and felt fairly comfortable with what I'd let hang around. Despite this, something set me off this week, leading me to take a closer look at how much...
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Personal Capital Rebranding to Empower Later This Week
The popular finance tracking platform Personal Capital is prepping for change this week. In an email to customers, the service revealed that it will be changing its name to Empower — matching the name of its parent company. In turn, the platform's savings account Personal Capital Cash will now be known as Empower Personal Cash. Despite these changes, the platform states that it will continue to be free and the features...
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