Cruise for Cheap: 9 Budget Friendly Tips for Going on a Cruise with your Entire Family!
We’ve mastered most forms of frugal traveling: free flights through airline credit cards, discounted or free lodging via friend networks, […]
The Ultimate PCS & TCS Guide for DoD Federal Civilians and Active Duty working Overseas
This guide is mostly for Federal Civilians (Can Apply to Active-Duty Soldiers too) who have orders to work overseas temporarily […]
DoD SMART Scholarship: How I Was Paid $25k a Year to Go to College
The DoD SMART scholarship changed my life. Prior to winning it, I was flipping cars just to pay my way […]
50+ Life-Giving Gifts
I wanted to compile this list of Gifts because so often people struggle to find good life-giving gifts, they opt […]
How to Rent your Car on TURO
29 December 2021 Update It’s with Sadness that I announce that SunPop is no longer part of the Fleet! […]
Our Airbnb Story: We Earned $2,000 in Our First Month From Our Old Storage Room
We just completed our first full month on Airbnb. We had 20 days booked, and we made $2,000! The real […]
Our Dream Wedding Cost Only $2,600: 10 Tips for How Yours Can, Too!
Your wedding day is one of the most meaningful and special moments of your life, so naturally you want to […]
Voluntary Hardship: 21 Challenges to Reinvigorate Your Life
“I have often thought it would be a blessing if each human being were stricken blind and deaf for a […]
The AFV CLUB: How Military Members Can Book $27/Night Resort Stays
This little-known program is truly amazing! We’ve booked week-long resort stays with 3 bedrooms and full kitchens in New Hampshire, […]
The Essential Money Lesson You Never Learned in School
Let’s say that you just graduated college and landed yourself a $50,000 job. A lot of people think $50k a […]
Sunny Burns and the Quest for a Frugal, Fantastic, Financially Independent Future
This is the story of how we – a family of four on one income – house-hacked our way from […]
Fly for Free: a Travel Hacking Case-Study after $10,000 in Free Flights
For my wife and I, one of our greatest passions is traveling. Like many others, we were frustrated with the […]
The 8 Books that Changed my Life
So a little disclaimer from the get-go; I rarely ever “read” books, I usually just listen to audiobooks and have […]
How to Buy a Triplex: A Step by Step Guide to House-Hacking an Investment Property in the NYC area
Do you want to invest in real estate, but wish someone could show you the ropes first? I decided to […]
How to Start Your IRA and Why Roth is Better
If the company you work for offers a match with their 401k or other retirement plan, do that first! My […]
Why I Owned 19 Cars by Age 24
The very first car I ever bought was a 1999 Mitsubishi Mirage with 115,042 miles on it—a beautiful car. I […]
Backpacking Europe with a Baby
In October of 2015, only mere days after we closed on our rental property, we escaped for a three week backpacking adventure […]
The Straightest Edge
Never drank coffee Never drank alcohol Never swore Never smoked Never did drugs Never wore blue jeans Only kissed one girl […]
How to Stop Living Paycheck to Paycheck – A Optimized Guide to Budgeting
We all know that all too familiar sinking feeling of staring at an ever-stagnant bank account. Every month you try […]
The Best One Page Financial Overview Spreadsheet Ever Made!
I am passionate about spreadsheets. (I am an engineer, after all). This spreadsheet is by far the best and most […]
