J$ – Charitable Giving & FI | MHFi 037

In this episode, Doug and Carl interview blogging legend J$, founder of Budgets Are Sexy, Rockstar Finance, and Love Drop. Here are a few highlights of our discussion:

•  J$ discusses how an innocent apartment search turned into a disastrous home purchase.

Housing

• The great “buy versus rent” debate
• Why humans sometimes buy homes when they shouldn’t

Budgets Are Sexy

• The origin story
• Publishing stories that no one else would touch
• The joy and pain of publicly sharing net worth
• Selling the site

Giving back

• Creating good in the world with Love Drop (giving away $90,000!)
• Why do some people hate everything?
• How Doug gives back

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