Recent content by Scrooge McDuck

See, I had less than stellar roommate experiences through college, and now that I'm done with it I'd rather not tempt fate again. ;) I guess that was college and things might be different now, but I dunno, the way I see it I already have "roommates" in my parents, and at least I'm used to them...

Thanks for the replies. Yeah, I found that site through this forum the other day as well. That guy is good! Sadly I can't do without the car. I work in too bad an area of Baltimore and would not want to live in walking/biking distance--much less walk or bike! I definitely want to live closer...

Hello all! I am a 23-year-old (for about two more weeks), single, college graduate living at home with parents. I caught the "FIRE" bug pretty quickly after graduating in 2008 into our lovely economy, with $20,000+ in student loan debt and ZERO career prospects--the disadvantages of being...

Yeah, definitely. The more focused I became on saving and FI, the more I grew to hate the "premium gas tax", as well as all the other "luxury taxes" as I referred to them--insurance premium tax, repair tax, etc. I'm not enough of a car guy to authoritatively deny that using premium gas over...

It depends where your priorities lie, but let me tell you as a previous owner of a used luxury car (2002 Mercedes E320), be prepared for a substantially bigger impact on your budget and FI goals than just that innocent 250 a month. You should also consider the hidden opportunity costs of...