I recently stumbled upon a slideshow presentation on Dave Ramsey’s website title Drive Free, Retire Rich. I think the slideshow should be called Drive Debt-Free, Retire Rich, but that’s besides the point. If...
Read MoreI was browsing around online and stumbled this infographic related to rewards cards at Mint.com. I thought it was pretty sweet so I just wanted to post it for anybody else who might enjoy it. There’s some cool tips over on...
Read MoreLast week, Forbes published its list of America’s Most Miserable Cities.Forbes started by looking at the 200 largest metropolitan statistical areas (minimum population of 249,000). Each city was given a rating based on...
Read MoreI decided to try something new. I’ve honestly never really made an income or cash flow statement. So this month, I decided I’d make one. It’s a great way to see where your money is coming from and going to....
Read MoreBooyah world! I did it. I made it to positive net worth!! Time to do the Happy Dance! If you’d told me at the beginning of October that my net worth would increase by $18k in just four months I would have laughed at you....
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I’m Will, the creator of HackingTheBank. No, this site isn’t about actually hacking banks. This blog is all about maximizing personal finance decisions so that we win instead of the banks.
I started this blog in 2010 when I graduated college with $43k of student loans and a negative net worth. Since then I’ve achieved milestones like getting married, buying a house, and tripling my income. During this time my wife and I managed to earn over 12,000,000 miles and points and used those points to travel to over 50 countries. And all of these points came from banks; neither of us travel for work.