frugalprofessor

Slide App Review

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——————————————————– Brief intro from Frugal Professor ——————————————————– One of the best parts about having a blog is getting to meet smart people I wouldn’t have already met. A week ago, one of these smart people reached out to me via email to discuss credit card strategies. I enjoyed the discussion so much that I asked … Read more

Podcast Interview with Mr Clipping Chains

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After reciprocating blog posts a little over a year ago (here and here), Mr Clipping Chains and I sat down for a podcast session a few weeks back. It went live today. If you want to take a listen, here it is: https://clippingchains.com/2022/04/11/ep-29-frugal-professor/. Cliff notes version of the podcast: Brief recap of my money journey. … Read more

Financial Update – Mar 2022

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Another month, another update. A few random comments.   Good Reads/Listens/Watches I watched an interesting video of the mayor of Emeryville, CA who is transforming his city into a biking utopia (link). It is pretty inspiring. It is understandable that nobody wants to ride a bike when it is so easy to get killed by … Read more

Financial Update – Feb 2022

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I realize that blogging about my sheltered life is tone deaf in light of the unfathomable suffering in Ukraine right now. But tradition (5.5 years strong) demands that I write something. So here we go…   Another month, another update. A few random comments. Good Reads/Listens/Watches Harvard economist Greg Mankiw on Ukraine: Mankiw discussing his … Read more

A Two-Year Review of our Xfinity Mobile $12/mo plan

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We’ve had Xfinity mobile for about two years now. I figured I was overdue for an update since my initial writeup.   Here’s Xfinity’s pricing info: https://www.xfinity.com/mobile/learn/plan/details   Here’s our setup We get access to Comcast through my parents. I know; it’s weird. If I had Comcast in my area I would simply have my … Read more

Financial Update – Jan 2022

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Another month, another update. A few random comments.   Good Reads/Listens/Watches Vanguard hosed their retail Target Date customers with large capital gains distributions. MyMoneyBlog WSJ Lesson learned: Don’t hold funds-of-funds in a taxable account. Beau Miles made some great videos: Planting a tree a minute for 24 hours. Running a half marathon with a wheelbarrow. I … Read more