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January 2021

  • 5 Tips for Lawyers Switching to Private Practice

December 2020

  • Living Large: How Retirees Can Make the Most of Their Golden Years
  • Healthcare Terminology Every Retiree Should Know
  • Functional Footwear Options for Busy People
  • How to Incorporate Vintage Style Into Modern Home Décor
  • These Home Improvement Projects Can Actually Save You Money
  • Banking 101: How to Choose a Bank
  • 6 Tips for Selling on Amazon
  • Casino Trip Planning for Retirees During COVID-19
  • How to Manage Your Post-Retirement Budget
  • Modern Senior Living is Not Your Grandparents’ Retirement
  • When Is the Right Time to Retire?

November 2020

  • 10 Things to Do When You Retire Early
  • 6 Career Paths to Help You with F.I.R.E.
  • How to Stay Healthy During a Pandemic
  • Everything a Landlord Needs for a Home Office
  • Generating Holiday Cheer While Following Social Distancing Guidelines
  • Retired? Here Are Some Industries That Can Use Someone Like You
  • 3 Things You Need to Know About Doing Business Abroad
  • Work Life Balance In a Time of COVID-19
  • Here Are Some Ways to Slow Down Without Stopping Altogether
  • A Quick Retirement and Auto Insurance Explanation
  • The Herb That Could Change Your Life
  • How to Get a Better Night’s Sleep
  • One Retiree’s Gluten-Free Journey (A Guest Post)
  • 6 Ways to Stay Fit, Healthy, and Awesome After Retirement
  • How to Love Who You Are (During and After a Pandemic)
  • What Is a Smart Locker (and Do You Need One?)

October 2020

  • Hobbies to Keep Your Brain Active During Retirement

September 2020

  • Maslow’s Hierarchy of Early Retirement Needs

August 2020

  • How to Accept Foreign Currency Payments for Your Airbnb

July 2020

  • Do We Need to Retire, or Just Slow Down?

June 2020

  • Top Digital Skills You Can Learn from Home

May 2020

  • A Few No-Nonsense Tips for Retiring Early
  • Get Paid for Your Pad: How to Optimize Airbnb Listings

April 2020

  • Airbnb Host Checklist for Condo Conversions
  • Is Airbnb Profitable for Hosts?
  • Why You Should Never Service Your Car at the Dealership

March 2020

  • Rediscovering the Joys of Being a Homebody
  • How to Invest in a Volatile Market (And Not Freak Out)

February 2020

  • An Open Letter to Anyone Seeking Financial Independence
  • Retirement Time Management Ain’t Easy

January 2020

  • Where Should I Put My Money for Retirement?
  • Stuck at the Early Retirement Crossroads

December 2019

  • How to Protect Your Home From Burglary
  • Is Self Deprivation Keeping You From Enjoying the Journey?
  • Golden Nameplate Awards – The Class of 2019!
  • Middle Manager Seeks Help with Career Indecision

November 2019

  • The Last Jedi Sucks? (Some Redemption After Rise of Skywalker)
  • Hear Cubert and Friends on the What’s Up Next? Podcast
  • What Are the Alternatives to Retirement?

October 2019

  • Happy Money by Ken Honda: A Book Review
  • How to Survive When Winter Starts
  • What Are the Monday Scaries (and How to Avoid Them!)
  • How to Pay off Your Mortgage in 5 Years
  • TurnoverBnB: Making Airbnb Cleaning a Lot Easier for Hosts

September 2019

  • How Much of Your Income Should You Save Every Month?
  • How to Achieve a Debt Free Retirement Lifestyle
  • True Wealth Is Having No Regrets
  • Seasonal Work Instead of Retirement?

August 2019

  • How Does Inflation Affect Retirement Planning?
  • How to Have Fun in Vegas (As an Adult)

July 2019

  • Can Real Estate Help You Retire Sooner?
  • How Being a Sports Fan Affects Your Life

June 2019

  • How Much Does a Disney Cruise Cost?
  • My Top 10 Tips for Airbnb Hosting
  • Cubicle Blogger Transparency (Cubert’s Story)

May 2019

  • Starting a Business After Retirement
  • An Honest Review of the FitBit Charge 3
  • How to Be a Property Manager as a Side Gig

April 2019

  • The Biggest Retirement Mistakes to Avoid

March 2019

  • It Doesn’t Have to Be Crazy at Work
  • Moving to Minnesota? What You Can Look Forward To

February 2019

  • How to Avoid Having an Asshole Boss
  • Getting Promoted Complicates Retirement Plans
  • Minimalist Home Theater Options
  • How Our Homemade LEGO Death Star Saved Us $500

January 2019

  • The Many Unheralded Benefits of Being Your Own Boss
  • Simon Sinek and Millennials in the Workplace
  • How Much Money Can You Make on Airbnb?

December 2018

  • 2018 Household Spending Revealed
  • Why Does Shopping Feel So Good?

November 2018

  • The 2018 Golden Nameplate Awards (Cubert’s Top FIRE Blogs)
  • Why You Don’t Need a Hair Transplant
  • How Much Should I Contribute to My 401k?
  • How to Create a Healthy Work Environment

October 2018

  • Is the Amazon Echo Pointless? Here’s Why We Bought One
  • Why Aren’t Millennials Having Kids?

September 2018

  • Money-Saving Options for Cord Cutting
  • The Many Benefits of Being Vegetarian
  • How Much Does the Top 1% Make in the U.S.?
  • How to Take a Great Photo Every Time

August 2018

  • Why You Should Never Buy a House
  • Why a Serious Real Estate Investor Needs a Team of Financial Experts
  • Will I Regret Buying a Boat? Weighing the Pros and Cons
  • Single Family Home Investing: Why It Makes Good Sense
  • How to Prepare for Retirement

July 2018

  • Living in Longmont Co: Early Retirement Utopia?
  • A Cheap and Easy Dinner Party! 3 Practical Tips
  • How to Get the Courage to Quit Your Job
  • PRK Recovery: One Blogger’s Journey to 20-20 Vision
  • Millennials and Instant Gratification: Life is NOT a Clickable Link

June 2018

  • How to Do More Pull-Ups (No Gym Membership Required!)
  • Suburbs vs City: Why the City Always Wins
  • Pursue Purpose (Not Happiness)
  • Jen Sincero Asks: Are You Afraid to Get Rich?
  • Why Cycling Is the New Golf (Hang Up Your Clubs!)

May 2018

  • Airbnb or VRBO for Owners of Vacation Rentals?
  • The Many Lucrative Benefits of Being a Landlord
  • Anthony Bourdain: A Tribute
  • How to Sorta Retire Early With SemiFIRE
  • Why You Should Diversify Your Retirement Portfolio

April 2018

  • This Is the Year I Put My Financial Life in Order – Book Review
  • Millennial Job Survival Tactics: Embrace the Cubicle
  • Why Is It Important to Love Your Job?
  • The Best Cities for Geoarbitrage
  • I Got Laid off Without Warning: A Blessing in Disguise?
  • How to Make One Million Dollars in 10 Years
  • How Does an LLC Work (and Do I Really Need One?)

March 2018

  • Early Retirement Diary Volume 2
  • Working After Retirement RULES!
  • How Many Days Until Retirement Again??
  • Eisenhower Box: An Incredibly Simple Method for Decision Making
  • The Inevitable Fear of Boredom in Retirement
  • Let the Robots Have Our Crappy Jobs

February 2018

  • Tread Lightly Retire Early (Angela’s Story)
  • Pursue Financial Independence or Retire Early?
  • Our Amazing Rick Steves Inspired Switzerland Vacation (Photos!)
  • Frugal Money Saving Tips: Substitutions that Work!
  • Imagining an Elon Musk Retirement
  • How to Not Worry About Spending Money

January 2018

  • Old Fashioned Frugal Living: It Can’t Be Beat!
  • How Much Does It Cost to Raise a Child?

December 2017

  • Introducing The Golden Nameplate Awards (Top FIRE Blogs 2017)
  • The Millionaire Next Door Formula
  • How to Make Your New Year’s Resolutions Stick

November 2017

  • How to Say No: Redefine Your Work-Life Balance
  • Cubert’s Top 25 Minimalism Tips!
  • How to Write a Strongly Worded Letter of Complaint
  • How to Start Your Very Own Cubicle Blog

October 2017

  • OnTrajectory: A Feature-Rich & Easy Retirement Calculator
  • The Benefits of Having a Good Accountant
  • 2 Years Until Retirement: A Plan to Retire Earlier
  • The Hidden Costs of Homeownership
  • Using Cash on Cash Return to Evaluate Rental Properties
  • Why Ditching Social Media Is Winning Strategy
  • A Happy Wife Makes a Happy Life

September 2017

  • How to Survive Your Cubicle Job
  • How to Create a Household Money Map
  • What Is the Cash Flow Index?
  • First Year of Blogging Behind Me, Time to Grow Some Traffic
  • Student Loans Suck (But Action Equals Freedom)
  • Why My Peace Corps Recruitment Failed

August 2017

  • How to Pay off Student Loans FAST
  • The Benefits of Free-Range Kids
  • How to Make Your House Look Like a Palace
  • My Simple & Elegant Excel Personal Budget Template
  • Why Are All BMW Drivers Assholes?

July 2017

  • A Landlord Checklist to Ensure Rental Business Success
  • AeroPress: The Perfect Cubicle Coffee Maker
  • Being Debt Free Can Be Costly
  • Early Retirement Diary Volume 1 (Minnesotans on FIRE)
  • 5AM Wake Up Call (The Upside of Starting Your Day Early)
  • What Are the Benefits of Riding Your Bike to Work?
  • Why Owning a Cabin Up North Is a Bad Idea

January 2017

  • Why Small Cars Are Better Than Big Cars

December 2016

  • Credit Card Hacking: Travel on the Cheap

November 2016

  • How to Retire Early on Less Than Six Figures

October 2016

  • Early Retirement Due to Stress?
  • Plumbing 101: How to Save BIG Money with DIY Skills
  • What to Do on Your First Day of Retirement
  • Why Date Nights Are Important for Frugal Parents

September 2016

  • Why Small Houses Are Better Than Big Houses
  • How to Achieve a Zero Hour Work Week

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