It's no secret that I'm a cheerleader for self-employment and entrepreneurship. I now run two blogs, this one here on the Saverocity network and another at freequentflyerbook.com. I've never asked anyone permission to start a business, I don't have a "business license," I just run a business like a goddamn American. That's the spirit I'm trying to promote here: if you aren't … [Read more...] about This should be a golden age of entrepreneurship; why isn’t it?
Archives for July 2017
In defense of lifestyle inflation
An important conceit of a variety of forms of financial advice, including the financial independence space but also genuine financial planners, is the avoidance at all costs of "lifestyle inflation." Lifestyle inflation, the theory goes, is the curse of spending additional money on living expenses just because your income increases, whether it's due to raises, promotions, … [Read more...] about In defense of lifestyle inflation