I spent 2-3 days in 2018 writing down everything I know about the U.S. tax code with the hopes of turning it into a book someday. It’s not exactly a page turner, but it may very well make you hundreds of thousands of dollars richer over your lifetime through the minimization of your lifetime tax burden. You can read the extremely rough draft here (link).
All financial updates are found in reverse chronological order here (link).
All non-financial updates are found below in reverse chronological order:
- 2024
- 2023
- 2022
- 2021
- A Two-Year Review of our Xfinity Mobile $12/mo plan
- State of the Blog – 2021 Edition
- My Updated Net Worth (and more) Tracking Spreadsheet
- 2021 FreeTaxUSA is Live
- 15 years of realized returns in my 401k
- Better/Amex $2k (or $6k jumbo) Mortgage Promo
- 2021 Tax Calculator
- International Allocation
- Stimulus Round 3 – Proposed Senate Phase-outs
- Asset Location
- Q&A with Mr Clipping Chains
- Hierarchy of dissavings (aka retirement withdrawal sequencing)
- Benchmarking Exemplary University Retirement Plan Menus
- State of the Blog – 2020 Edition
- 2020
- Coronavirus Stimulus 2.0 hit my Fidelity account today
- The Power of Staying the Course
- My low-cost investing crusade; some recent developments and maybe a victory?
- 2020 Healthcare Analysis….and some arbitrage advice
- The double-edged sword of zero-ish interest rates
- Tax Loss Harvesting is Overrated
- 2020 Tax Software is Live
- 2020 Tax Calculator
- Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
- Better.com Refi Review
- Mortgage Refinancing Calculator + LenderFI Review
- Paying out of pocket for healthcare rather than raiding your HSA
- 2020 Wind River Trip Report
- BoA Premium Rewards $50 Grocery/Dining Credit
- 32 Degrees Costco 8-pack Face Masks for $25 (online only)
- “Overfocus” on Money
- Debt Repayment Calculator
- Another BoA Efficiency Post
- Why I love RSS readers
- GoodRx Telemedicine Tool (& K Health Review)
- BoA + Raise Cash Back = Big Savings
- Digital Purchase of Movies
- Xfinity Mobile Review
- Working from home
- Thoughts from the eye of the hurricane
- Prescription Rant
- Trad vs Roth; (Marginal vs. Marginal) vs. (Marginal vs. Average); Wisdom from MDM
- State of the Blog – 2019 edition
- Happy Holidays 2019
- Reflections on 2019 & Plan for 2020
- 2019
- Free $1,500 HSBC bonus came through
- 5 kids; $169,817 income; $0 taxes
- 2019 Tax Calculator
- Q&A about Wyoming Geo-Arbitrage with Kim from TheFrugalEngineers
- An Audit of BoA Credit Card Reward Efficiency (2019 Q3)
- Priceline Express Deal Review (Flights)
- 2019 Wind River Trip Report
- Free $750 (* 2 if married)
- Best Credit Card Rewards Strategy – 2019 Edition
- Grand Teton, Yellowstone, and Glacier
- Cash Management, Emergency Funds, Using Fidelity as a Bank
- One month review of updated BoA Cash Rewards Card
- Happy Holidays 2018
- Reflections on 2018 & Plan for 2019
- 2018
- Best Credit Card Rewards Strategy – 2018 Edition
- 2018 Tax Software Live
- Demystifying Annual Healthcare Enrollment
- Jackbox Deal (expired)
- 2018 Wind River Trip Report
- 2018 Berkshire Hathaway Meeting
- How to Shop at Costco Like a Boss
- If I’m hit by a bus: A letter to my wife
- SSA Earnings History
- Taxcaster 2018 Available
- Tax software recommendations
- Aldi vs Costco vs Walmart
- 2017
- Not itemizing next year? Make your Jan 1 mortgage payment by Dec 31
- Model of New Tax Plan (House + Senate Compromise)
- Year end tax planning moves (preparing for massive tax law change)
- Updated Tax Calculator (2017 Edition)
- (Mostly) Uncensored Confessions of a Money Weirdo’s Wife
- I spent $1,322 on 984 golf balls and I don’t like golf
- Proposed tax reform: What does it mean?
- How to defeat your $100/month cell phone plan
- Frugal Analogs
- You should have frozen your credit years ago
- Hierarchy of Savings
- How to mint money using tax arbitrage
- Retirement Savings Seminar
- Excel Tools
- Debt repayment & Net worth projection tool
- Ask the Professor
- Net Worth Tracking Tool
- Disclaimers
- EITC Guest Post on GoCurryCracker
- 2016