Barnaby King

Blogger at Personal Finance King. I blog about Money, Faith, and Family.

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We went to Utrecht, Netherlands this summer. We spent a lot of money, but saved some too. Read on to see how. https://t.co/Jzmwdt3UOR

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Six months in, I've collected 199 hubcaps while cycling 1,305 miles! What happens to them all? Click through for my update.
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Someone close to me got married & someone close to me died. And hubcaps. https://t.co/mv6Q1bCT6H

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@LandisWeaver Yeah, me too. Thanks for your thoughts.

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Our kids are saturated in gambling advertising. My son and his college roommate were sucked in. Will they continue to bet, or can they give it up when the stakes are higher? https://t.co/g9luJ9aso3

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Here's a 2024 goal of mine, and other random money thoughts https://t.co/sr2OgCNyGZ

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I've lived two places in my life - Baltimore and Lewiston, Maine. Both have had mass shootings this year. Re-upping my thoughts on this topic. https://t.co/KFbZevp9R8

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[New] This season, Orioles Magic did a reappearing act, and my son's interest went white hot. Suddenly he was watching most of the games, playing Out of the Park Baseball, and asking for a Adley Rutschman or Austin Hays jersey for his birthday.
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What about the emergency funds sitting under your mattress or sitting in a Bank of America account earning .01% (like mine was)? The Fed has been raising rates and you can now earn over 4% in an online savings account. https://t.co/cjtBybmeuL

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I successfully got our insurer and internet provider and newspaper to roll back costs. Plus we saved on our trip to England!
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Lessons from my daughter's graduation and more... https://t.co/VQsWZ3LDIB

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[New] Chad Gordon in "Wealth By Virtue" gives the example of "Mary and Terry." Mary saves $100 per month starting when they both turn 21 and earns a 10% return. Terry saves nothing in her 20s. Nine years later on their 30th birthday, Mary stops saving... https://t.co/3jr36Poxqd

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[New] When I tell people my daughter takes the Greyhound bus back and forth to college when Covid isn't raging, they give me the side eye. https://t.co/mIdA2vDBwN

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Squeezing a final post in 2022. I hope it resonates. https://t.co/ed5cr62JpR

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Is crypto a bad investment? Not necessarily, but it is wildly unpredictable, and should therefore be a small part of your investment portfolio. Tom Brady and Steph Curry can afford to lose millions of $$, but you and I can't. https://t.co/Lv0ytvFc3T

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My sister racked up 600,000 miles on her Capital One Mastercard without realizing it https://t.co/DFFrsQbUMW

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[New] In comparison, gas seems seems pretty reasonable...

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NEW: A post on my getting the shingles vaccine, teachers with guns, and considering an electric car https://t.co/baxCS12nIN

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Personal Finance Week, Day 4
I wasn't sure if I could post every day this week, but still going strong...Thanks for reading! https://t.co/pLWHcmWhKW

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I'm doing something new and posting every day this week. Here's the latest. https://t.co/3PjaUXYeXZ