huh, imagine that.
huh, imagine that.
Your tax refund is not a bonus. It is an interest-free loan you gave the IRS and waited twelve months to get back.
yep, pretty much.
that is not a plan.
Minimum payments on student loans feel like progress. The amortization schedule says otherwise.
first of the month feels fake.
Credit utilization below 30% improves your FICO score. It does not reduce what you owe. Those are two completely different outcomes being conflated constantly.
cash flow positive. net worth negative. that gap has a name.
Your W-2 shows what you earned. Your net worth shows what you kept. Most people have never compared those two numbers in the same room.