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AI Trading: Scam, Success, or Expensive Gambling?
Is AI trading a Limitless-style money glitch or just an overhyped algorithm? With SoFi recently dropping Composer’s subscription fee, I’m running a hands-off experiment to see if automated daily rebalancing can compete with simple index funds.
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Happy Monday: Projects and Weather
Weather is boring.
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Frugal Friday 9/18/2026: September is Half Over
A boring week of eating at home and not buying things. Just like it should be.
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A New Plan Toward Freedom
Trading $101,000 in future 20-year retirement growth to eliminate $34,400 in annual debt expenses today. Here is the napkin math, the October game plan, and the trade-offs I’m evaluating to free up cash flow.
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September 2026: Debt Update – Rough on the Pocketbooks
Juggling a daily stock purchase challenge, IRA funding goals, and debt paydowns leads to a frustrating monthly update. Here is the full September debt breakdown—including credit cards, interest drag, and why net progress is still progress.
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Still Shocked by CoastFIRE Math
Does tax planning make aggressive retirement funding worth it once you hit your CoastFIRE number? We run the 2026 tax numbers for a family with three dependents to find the zero-tax breakpoint.
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Post Fair Overview: Too Spendy, Just Right, or Depriving my Children of Fun?
We set a $100/day goal for our family of five at the local county fair, but between advance passes, concert tickets, and food refills, how did the final bill stack up? Here is the full breakdown of our $1,030 Labor Day weekend spend—and why it might actually be a frugal win.
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Frugal Friday September 4th, 2026: Fair-ly Frugal
A quick Frugal Friday check-in on keeping fair weekend costs under control with pre-bought tickets and daily food budgets, plus a tip for PC gamers looking for discounted Steam keys.
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