The Best from Rockstar Finance for January 30, 2019

Today's Features

How Pursing FIRE Has Changed How I Act At Work

I was conditioned from a young age to defer to authority. “Don’t talk back” and “Because I said so” were common phrases uttered by parents in my house. You did what you were told or suffered consequences.

24 Random Life Lessons Learned in 24 Years (31 Years Old Update)

Every time my birthday rolls around I feel like reflecting. I think about the year that has gone by. I plan for the future. I think about what I did right and what I did wrong. I try not to just hope for the best because hope isn’t a game plan.

Teaching Kids How to Earn Money with a Side Hustle

10 years old is a great age to teach kids how to earn extra money — they’re still young enough to listen to you, but old enough to do some actual work. Here’s the story of J’s first side hustle — selling Christmas cookies to family and friends.

How to Make Better Property Improvement Decisions Using ROI

Return on investment (ROI) is a commonly used metric when purchasing an investment property. In this post, we show you how that same ROI metric can be utilized later down the line when making decisions about property improvements and help you avoid making renovations and additions that aren’t going to improve the bottom line.

Rockstar Rumble, Round 1, Posts 65-72

New round today! Vote for your favorites as the best personal finance posts battle for top article of 2018!