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Growing bars from $5 a day versus a flat $0 line: small grows big, zero stays zero
Wealth mindset

Is There Still Hope for Gen Z to Get Ahead (and Buy a Home)?

October 15, 2026October 15, 2026

Homes cost 5x income and first-time buyers are 40. Here’s an honest, hopeful look at how Gen Z can still get ahead: small will grow big, zero grows to zero.

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Chart of the VOO path and SPYI path account values from 2021 to 2031, with each path's loan balance, car purchase and payoff markers, the projection period shaded, and a loan-to-value panel
Personal Finance Wealth mindset

Road to a $30,000 Car, Day 3: VOO vs SPYI, Both Borrowing

October 10, 2026October 10, 2026

Round 3 of Road to a $30,000 Car: borrow against VOO or SPYI at 60% LTV and 8%? Real data on timing, interest, and balances at payoff.

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Chart comparing the sell and borrow paths' VOO balances from 2021 to 2032, with the loan balance, loan-to-value ratio, car purchase dates and the projected period shaded
Personal Finance Wealth mindset

Road to a $30,000 Car, Day 2: Sell vs Borrow Against VOO

October 8, 2026October 7, 2026

Round 2 of Road to a $30,000 Car: sell VOO for the car, or borrow against it at 60% LTV and 8%? Real data on timing, interest, and wealth.

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Chart of Alex's savings account and VOO balances after tax, 2021 to 2025, with a $30,000 goal line
Personal Finance Wealth mindset

Road to a $30,000 Car, Day 1: HYSA vs VOO (Real History)

October 7, 2026

Round 1 of Road to a $30,000 Car, on real history: $500 a month in Ally savings vs VOO from 2021. Which hit $30k after tax first?

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Balance scale weighing coins against home, time and love
Personal Finance Wealth mindset

What Is Money Actually For? Finding Your Purpose and Your ‘Enough’

October 6, 2026October 6, 2026

What is money for? A plain-English look at money’s real purpose, why money obsession backfires, and how to set your own “enough” number.

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Split illustration: on a navy 'Consumer' side, a couch faces a glowing TV and a phone with a scrolling feed; on a cream 'Creator' side, a desk holds a laptop with a rising chart, building blocks, a plant and a lightbulb, with a clock reading 'Same 24 hours' in the center.
Wealth mindset

Consumer or Creator? The Time Mindset That Separates the Rich From the Poor

September 28, 2026

We all get the same 24 hours. The difference between the consumer mindset and the creator mindset is where those hours go, and it shapes your money.

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Wealth mindset

Your First Real Paycheck: Things, Appearance, or Time?

September 14, 2026September 14, 2026

The direct deposit hits on a Friday. Not a campus refund. Not birthday money from your aunt. An actual paycheck from an actual job —

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