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What Your New Car Is Really Costing You | Frugal Living

9/7/2020

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One of the first things people enjoy upgrading in their life is their car. People sometimes justify it as 'I need something more reliable" or "I need more space". Sometimes that is really the case but I feel more often than not it's simply that I just want it. there is nothing wrong with that but you should at least know what you are giving up!

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Updated Budget: Living Off Half My Income

8/24/2020

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Since I work in a school at the beginning of every school year I excitedly see what my take home pay will be and update my budget. It interests me because I am able to see how my life is changing by what I prioritize. It used to be student loan pay down and now it is mostly saving. 

Here is my real budget and how I save over 54% of my monthly take home pay.

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How I Got Almost 25% Returns During COVID - 19

8/10/2020

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While some people might have gotten nervous through the COVID-19 experience I used that time to invest and got more than 20% return on my money.

Updated- September 1st, 2020 and that is now above 30%!

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The 1% Rule - Fastest Rental Property Analysis

7/27/2020

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If you don't have the time to deep dive into every real estate deal that it is out there you need to know how to use the 1% rule!

​Here is how it works..

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22 Companies That Help Pay For Tuition | Student Loans

7/13/2020

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While going through college I always held at least one job but I was never smart enough to look if there was a way to make money while my employers helped with my tuition.

I ended up racking up a lot of student loan debt that I got some loan forgiveness for and managed with a strict budget. 

Here is a list of some of the best opportunities I found to have your job help pay for your college!

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Where To Look For College Scholarships | Student Loans

6/29/2020

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When it comes to paying for college my biggest regret is not trying harder to get a free in-state scholarship. My second is not going all out in trying to get other scholarships.  I applied to a couple but didn't have a lot of options and wasn't chosen.

I didn't know where to look or the best strategy to get them so I'm here to help so you don't have the same problem I did. ​

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The 9 Best Websites To Find College Scholarships | Student Loans

6/15/2020

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If you are looking for scholarships for college the first place you'll look is the same place as anything else, online. Here are the best places to start!

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10 Best Ways to Avoid Student Loans | Student Loans

6/1/2020

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The average student loan debt in America is currently $31,172 per person and takes 10-30 years to pay it off. I'm not sure how an average on years is that wide but it sounds miserable regardless.

​I was one of those people but with about triple the loans.  I ended up having over $80,000 that took me 5 years to pay off through loan forgiveness and a strict budget.


If this doesn't sound like something you want to be apart of you are in the right place because here are the best ways to avoid having student loan debt!

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27 Questions To Ask A Potential Property Manager | Real Estate

5/18/2020

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​A property manager is one of the most important people on your real estate investing team. The person you empowered to manage your investment. They'll help determine rent, place tenants, handle tenant issues, and make sure repairs and improvements are done. As a resource they will/should have connections to a variety of workers to help maintain your property, know agents, and possibly lenders.  They are the offensive lineman of your football team.  Doing all the grunt work with little praise.

Being a professional property manager takes a unique skill set which is why finding a good one can make or break your experience as a real estate investor.  Not everyone is cut out for it - I sure wasn't.
After 2.5 years of self managing I finally hired a property manager for my quadruplex and here are the questions I used to help find my property manager. ​​

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Why I Finally Hired A Property Manager | My Ramblings

5/4/2020

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In every real estate investors journey there comes a time where you consider transitioning from self managing your units to hiring a property manager.

​After 2.5 years I finally hit that point and here is why..

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    ​I'm Jake,  a dude interested in personal finance and travel creating the life I choose.


    In 5 years I went from living in a basement with Craigslist roommates to paying off 90k of debt, backpacking 3 continents, getting a house for myself and 5 rental units. 

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