Do The Weird Things Now While You Still Can

I’ll be honest. I’ve done some weird things in my life. I’ve donated bone marrow for stem cell research (and money). Six times. I’ve crashed on couches, vacationed in Iowa, and many other things.

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Doing weird things can be helpful. But you have to do them when you can because one day, you might not be able to do those weird things anymore.

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Do The Weird Things Now While You Still Can

I house hacked using Airbnb for over four years, both by renting out a room in my house and by renting out my entire house when I traveled.

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When I was a 20-something with no kids, opening my home to strangers wasn’t so difficult. But once I had a kid, the idea of letting a stranger into my house became untenable for me.

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When no one else relied on me to take care of them, it was much easier to live life outside of the ordinary. But having a kid changed all of that.

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House hacking is one of the big things that come to mind when it comes to things that are much more difficult to do later in life, especially if you have kids.

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One of the best things you can do for your finances is to live like a student for as long as you can. Living like a student means living on less.

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Side hustling is a great way to improve your finances. It’s something I’ve done my entire working life, even when I was working as a big shot attorney.

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If you want to take a few months off to travel the world, you need to do it now before it gets much harder later.

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Do The Weird Things Now While You Still Can

I’ll be honest. I’ve done some weird things in my life. I’ve donated bone marrow for stem cell research (and money). Six times. I’ve crashed on couches, vacationed in Iowa, and many other things.

Doing weird things can be helpful. But you have to do them when you can because one day, you might not be able to do those weird things anymore.

Do The Weird Things Now While You Still Can

I house hacked using Airbnb for over four years, both by renting out a room in my house and by renting out my entire house when I traveled.

When I was a 20-something with no kids, opening my home to strangers wasn’t so difficult. But once I had a kid, the idea of letting a stranger into my house became untenable for me.

When no one else relied on me to take care of them, it was much easier to live life outside of the ordinary. But having a kid changed all of that.

House hacking is one of the big things that come to mind when it comes to things that are much more difficult to do later in life, especially if you have kids.

House Hacking

One of the best things you can do for your finances is to live like a student for as long as you can. Living like a student means living on less.

Living Like A Student

Side hustling is a great way to improve your finances. It’s something I’ve done my entire working life, even when I was working as a big shot attorney.

Side Hustling

If you want to take a few months off to travel the world, you need to do it now before it gets much harder later.

Traveling

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