Month: August 2011

  • Let’s Get Down to Brass Tacks

    Let’s Get Down to Brass Tacks

    Day 3 | $0 paid | $90,717 till freedom Yesterday, I mapped the mountain by laying out the assets and income that will help me climb it, and the liabilities and expenses that will stop me from climbing it. Today, I’m going to make a first-pass at making a path up that mountain by determining what my…

  • Sizing Up the Mountain

    Day 2 | $0 paid | $90,717 till freedom From Here to There I know where I want to go, but I have no idea how I’m going to get there. So first, I need to take stock of my liabilities, assets, expenses, and income. Once the map of the mountain is made, a trail can be…

  • The Challenge

    The Challenge

    Day 1 | $0 paid | $90,717 till freedom Insanity! I graduated from Harvard Business School with my MBA and $95k of student loans ($101k including accumulated interest) in 2009 at the age of 26. After graduation, I started a job with a modest income (relative to my banking and consulting peers) in the tech…