Spills Spotlight: Volume 18

by Matt Spillar · August 1, 2019

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Welcome to this month’s Spills Spotlight! This series consists of a roundup of my favorite personal finance blog posts from around the web, publishing on the last day of each month. If you missed the last Spotlight, you can check it out here.

Throughout the month I read a couple hundred blog posts and include my favorites here. Spills Spotlight is an opportunity for me to share my favorite posts with my readers, and showcase the work of my fellow bloggers within the personal finance blogging community. I hope you enjoy this series, and feel free to comment with suggestions on which posts should be included in upcoming months!

29 Thoughts on Reaching 29

by City Frugal

“Obsessing over money is every bit as unhealthy as not thinking about it all. Set up your life so that you can safely save a lot of money without much effort and forget about the rest.”

14 Pros and Cons of Real Estate Investing

by Marriage Kids and Money

“You’ve got to think about it like a business. You’ve got to put time into it, you’ve got to learn how to find deals, how to build a network and a team. You’ve got to do all those things that you would do in any business to be successful.”

The Periodic Table of FIRE

by Minafi

Incredible interactive post featuring 118 different topics related to financial independence and early retirement!

10 Thoughts on Work & Life After One Month of Quitting My Job

by Four Pillar Freedom

“That’s why I decided to work on my online businesses full-time instead of grinding it out at my corporate job. I earn far less money now, but I have much more freedom. And with this freedom, I suspect that I can increase my online income over time to a point that surpasses my old salary anyway.”

Why Retire Early? Because Death is Coming

by A Purple Life

“Time is all we have and having it wasted by doing things that don’t matter or that I don’t enjoy grates on me. Thinking about death helps me understand what I want out of life.”

Financial Independence is a False Summit

by Accidental FIRE

“I’ve digested and come to terms with the fact that I’m the kind of person who will likely never be satisfied in life. I’m always going to be striving for something. Financial independence was merely another milestone achievement in my life, albeit a hugely significant and liberating one.”

Learn Like an Athlete

by David Perell

“The more you learn, the easier it is to learn. Pick the right projects, and you’ll develop a personal network effect, where each new skill increases the value of skills you already have.”

$10,000

by A Wealth of Common Sense

“The Amazons of the world are fun to dream about but you’re far more likely to get stuck with a Groupon or Blue Apron.”

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