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23 Side Hustle Jobs I’ve Done To Make Money

June 17, 2016 By Ty Roberts 11 Comments
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I’ve been finding unique ways to hustle for cash since I was a young kid. The first side hustle that I can remember was collecting balls from the city softball fields near my home. That complex had four fields and there seemed to be games each night during the summer.

On game nights, each filed was used for several hours so there were a lot of home runs and foul balls hit. I could collect $0.10 for every ball that I chased down and returned to the scorekeeper’s table. I’d leave the fields each night with $10 to $20 bucks – more than enough to make me feel rich!

Hustle. Make money. Lesson learned!

Everything You Own is Garbage

May 29, 2016 By Ty Roberts 27 Comments
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My financial epiphany has been more of gradual progression rather than a single ‘aha!’ moment. A handful of events each lighting my pathway to financial independence. One of these moments happened when I came to the realization that everything you own is garbage.

Note to Self: Money is Stuff and Stuff Doesn’t Matter

May 16, 2016 By Ty Roberts 8 Comments
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Note to self: A quick reminder to yourself on this gray, drizzly morning in Seattle. As you prepare to trade another week of your life for a paycheck, don’t forget that money, like all of your other possessions, is just a thing. Money gets old and wears out, and just like that car sitting in your garage, even your money loses value over time.

Why I’m Not Paying Off My Student Loan Debt Early

May 4, 2016 By Ty Roberts 5 Comments
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I still owe about $7,000 in student loan debt. Once that loan is gone I’ll be 100% debt free. I can’t wait to become debt free!

Actually, I suppose I can wait become debt free because I’m not paying off my student loan debt early. I wish I would have done a better job of minimizing my student loan before I needed to borrow money, but it’s too late for that.

Here’s why I’m not going to attack this debt like I’ve done with other debts in the past.

Use a Personal Finance Workback Schedule to Reach Your Financial Goals

April 29, 2016 By Ty Roberts Leave a Comment
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Knowing where you want to go is not the same as knowing how to get there. Even if you know exactly where you want to end up, you’re going to get lost along the way if you don’t know how to get there.

This same principle holds true with your personal finance goals. I know exactly where I want to be, but when I first started my journey I didn’t know how to get there. I do now thanks to my personal financial workback schedule.