I’m a big fan of infographics. I don’t make any myself, but I love finding cool infographics online and sharing them. This is one I found on Mint.com, which was created by Jennifer Openshaw. Click on the image below...
Read MoreWith the first presidential debate of 2012 now over, I’m a bit surprised to say that the fiscal cliff was not mentioned. Perhaps this is a topic for an upcoming debate. I expect it to become a campaign issue over the next...
Read MoreSeptember was our first month of having combined finances, and all I can say is that I’m not sure what all of the fuss is about. Combining finances was actually pretty easy and definitely makes our finances simpler. We...
Read MoreSocial Insurance originally began in the late 1800s in Germany, and by the time the U.S. adopted its Social Security program in 1935, about 20 countries already had similar programs in effect. The basic idea behind social...
Read MoreI’m a big fan of taking traditional finance advice…and tearing it apart. Okay, obviously there’s a lot of great traditional financial advice. But sometimes, a “rule of thumb” just doesn’t cut...
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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.