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How much is a Twitter follow worth?

Happy weekend, all! So, how much is a Twitter follow worth? Ever wonder how much the average sponsored Tweet costs? I've got a guest post today from Brian Groener from Get Money, Got Money for all you money-lovers out there. Just over a decade ago, a kid named Mark dropped out of Harvard and developed a site for other college kids to interact on called Facebook. In 2017, that site now has over 1 billion users and has made a few people very wealthy. As is often

If showing up is half the battle, what's the other half?

In one of my previous articles about the things I learned in corporate America , my #1 point was about how easy it is to look good in today's business environment. All you gotta do is show the hell up. First, how dreadfully sad is that by the way? Just showing your pretty face in the office is enough in many cases to keep your name off the chopping block. The mere presence of your ass in that seat means you're already ahead

The day I realized that my life was crap, Part 2

I was in my early 30s and had achieved enough in my life to be considered successful. I earned good money and drove around in stylish sports and luxury cars. House in the suburbs, big screen television, HDTV service. Damn, life was good. Or rather...life should have been good. Read my previous installment of this two-part blog post. In Malcolm (Jurassic Park)'s voice: That is one big pile of shit.Okay, so I wasn't miserable. Life didn't su

The incredible future of Think Save Retire

Think Save Retire's Steve Adcock achieved his goal of retiring by 40 but that isn't the end for the blog. Here's a preview of what's to come.

Choosing to be homeless: How I'd live out of my car

If I ever chose to be homeless, this is how I'd do it. I would live in my car, spend time in co-working spaces and use their refrigerators to store food.

The wisdom of financial independence without retiring early

Truthfully, it is only natural to link financial independence and early retirement together. In fact, the term "FIRE" means precisely that, Financially Independent Retire Early. I talk a lot about these two issues as if they were linked at the hip, but this article is going to be different. Much different.

How to retire early: Here's how I retired in my mid-30s

I retired at 35. How can you quit the rat race early? I've dissected everything I did. How to retire early? A few things, but they aren't tough.

How to retire early: A 4-step guide to quitting the rat race at nearly any age

How to retire early at any age, you ask? I retired at 35 and my wife at 33, and this is the 4-step process we used to make it happen.

Before assuming that you aren't rich, understand what "rich" means

When I was a kid, I naturally assumed that people who drove around in expensive cars are rich and wealthy. They all must lead super glitzy lives of wealth, live in nice homes and generally just lead whatever I thought was the "perfect life" at the time. Though many of those people are rich, I learned over the years that a high income and a relentless acquisition of expensive things don't, in reality, make anyone ric