Books:

Favorite Blogs:

• Raptitude – being a better human
• 5am Joel – daily doses of positivity
• Mad Fientist – early retirement hacks
• Humble Dollar – essays on money and retirement
• Financial Panther – hustling / self-employment
• Bitches Get Riches – finance, feminism, entertainment!
• The Irrelevant Investor – investing insight (particularly alternative investing)
• Of Dollars And Data – personal finance using data analysis
• Banker on FIRE – building wealth
• No Sidebar – designing a simpler life
• Becoming Minimalist – minimalism tips and stories
• Mr. Money Mustache – when you need a good financial ass kicking!

Favorite Articles / Ideas:

• “Now” page
• CV of Failures
• “HELL YEAH!” or “no”
• Go Deeper, Not Wider
• My Free Legacy Binder
• JL Collins’ Stock Series
• The Three Fund Portfolio
• How To Access Retirement Funds Early
• Why Your House Is a Terrible Investment
• The Scientific 7-Minute Workout [Video]
• The Shockingly Simple Math Behind Early Retirement

Favorite People on @Twitter:

• @CarolCoppie
• @DougBoneparth
• @FakeLibStats

Favorite Services:

• USAA – where I do all my banking and insurance (auto, life, renters)
• Vanguard – where I do all my (index) investing!
• Republic Wireless – where I have my cell phone service through (cheap/solid)
• Digit – an app that automatically saves you money (I’m an advisor to them)
• Acorns – an app that automatically invests your money
• Honey – a browser extension that automatically applies coupons at checkout

Newsletters I subscribe to:

• 5 AM Joel — Short positive messages to improve your life.
• Josh Radnor’s “museletter” — Notes on what he’s read, watched, and been inspired by lately. Accompanied by essays on things that are top of mind.

Favorite Projects:

• The Plutus Foundation — A non-profit that provides grant money and resources to our financial media community to create, develop, and administer programs that enhance financial literacy empowerment.
• The Lakota Project — An initiative by fellow blogger, A Gai Shan Life, that brings food and warm clothing to families of the Lakota Native American tribe.
• The “Making Do” Program – An initiative by fellow blogger, Stephanie, from PoorerThanYou.com that supports low income, unemployed, and underemployed folks by paying them to share their personal money stories through writing, photography, and art.