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Stacking Discounts To Save Over 40% on Regal Movie Tickets
I’ve previously written about many different ways to save money going to the movies, but this time I thought I’d dive into a specific example that lines up nicely with the latest 5% back category on...
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2017 Mid-Year FI Report Card: Things Are Going Quite Well
We recently crossed the half way point of 2017 and I thought this would be a good time to dive into the status of our financial independence (or FI) journey. Not to long after starting this blog a...
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Crazy Thought: What If We Took a Gap Year?
While Becky and I have been saving aggressively for the past few years with financial independence (FI) as a goal, we’re still several years from being able to walk away from work completely. Despite...
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Guest Post: The Ultimate Credit Card Rewards Hack
Today, I wanted to share some great content from my favorite blog written by an accountant: The Wealthy Accountant! It’s not a traditional guest post in that Keith wrote it specifically for this...
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That Time I Found $71 on the Internet
Just over a month ago, I was logging into Credit Karma to check my current credit score estimates and noticed a targeted message on the login page: “We found $71.40 that might be yours, Noah”. At...
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The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the New FIRE Prowess Gauge
Not too long ago, I stumbled across a new financial metric created by a fellow blogger, The Green Swan. This “FIRE Prowess Gauge” promises to be universal to everyone and balance out any differences...
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Gap Year Planning: Pre-Trip Logistics – Part 1
Just over a month ago, I wrote about how Becky and I were considering a radical change to our current lifestyle. The potential plan includes quitting our jobs, selling most of our possessions, and...
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Gap Year Planning: Many Mediocre Health Insurance Options
If you haven’t heard, Becky and I are planning to quit our jobs and travel around the country (and maybe beyond) for a year or so starting early next year! We’re currently calling this adventure a...
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Have You Checked Your Tax Withholding Lately?
Can you believe there are less than 3 months left in the year?!? The year seems to be accelerating to a close for us, probably because Becky and I have been so busy getting our house in order to...
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The Plan For Our $450 Annual Fee Chase Sapphire Reserve Cards
Just over a year ago, Becky and I were both approved for shiny new Chase Sapphire Reserve (CSR) credit cards. Each new card came with a hefty $450 annual fee (not waived), but that fee was offset by a...
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Blogging Sabbatical Recap – FinCon, Running 50+ Miles, MoviePass, and More!
This is my first post in almost two months after I took an unplanned, unannounced sabbatical from blogging recently (did anyone notice?). There was no specific reason for the break, but now I’m back!...
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Our Credit Card Tracking Excel Sheet (Plus All Of Our Data!)
One of the most important factors in mastering credit card signup bonuses is staying organized. Keeping track of every new credit card that you open, the minimum spend details, and potential annual...
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Stop Setting Annual Net Worth Goals!
Goal setting is one of the most powerful tools I’ve found for achieving results in almost every aspect of life. Having a specific objective is helpful when making decisions and tracking progress...
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Gap Year Planning: Preparing for the Final Paycheck
Our big adventure across the country begins in less than a month and there’s nothing that makes it more real than cutting off our main source of income. We’ve been down to a single paycheck ever since...
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Gap Year Planning: Travel Hacking A Year Of Hotel Stays
In less than a month, we will be embarking on our Gap Year road trip that will take us across a majority of the USA. For the past couple of years, we’ve been able to cover the majority of our hotel...
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Let The Gap Year Begin!
As of January 24th, neither of us is employed! While this may seem troublesome to the average person, this has been our plan since the middle of last year when we decided to make a big transition into...
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A Cabo San Lucas All Inclusive on Points, Miles, and $164
Before Becky and I head out on our Gap Year Road Trip Adventure, we’ll first be taking a trip to the beaches of Cabo San Lucas in Mexico! We had this trip planned before the gap year idea came into...
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Reviewing Our 2017 Expenses
I can’t believe we’re barely over a month into 2018! Becky and I have been extremely busy over the past month traveling and preparing for our Gap Year adventure, but the trip has officially begun....
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Gap Year Week 2: It Doesn’t Feel Real Yet
We’re currently sitting in Bakersfield, California after the second of many weeks to come on our Gap Year adventure. Despite quitting our respective jobs in order to road trip across the country for...
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Gap Year Spending Month 0 – $1,552.62
As Becky and I travel around the country (and possibly beyond) during our gap year adventure, I plan to track every dollar we spend and share that information here on Money Metagame. While we haven’t...
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