Travel back in time to Jared’s Coast Guard days, bouncing around the antigravity chamber in the Bering Sea, and training to become a fish cop. He’s got strong opinions about fish, which have more in common with finance than you’d think.

When you’re in the market for a new house, the negotiation process starts the moment you walk through the door. And everything is negotiable… from the unfinished attic, to the shoddy plumbing and weird bathroom tile. Find out why buyers have more power than they think.

Nobody likes landlords, especially right now. Jared prefers to invest in stocks over real estate for a slew of other reasons. For starters—real estate deteriorates over time. And you might wind up babysitting your tenants. There are simpler ways to make money…

Stock splits aren’t that common these days. But when they do happen, it means the company expects the stock to go up. And that’s what usually happens—so hang on if you own it.

The first time you hear about something, you should buy it. “Invest, then investigate.” If you wait to research a stock, you’ll never get around to it. And you may end up saying the three most dangerous words in the English language: I missed it.

Failure is good—it’s how you learn and grow. But how are you going to handle success? Because you don’t want to turn into a jerk. Pro tip: Increase your standard of living slowly.

Whether or not you have money is the product of a few big decisions. Jared believes Mr. Money Mustache’s plan to “focus on your $10 bills” is comically bad. Here’s why…

Worried that buying a cup of coffee in the morning will lead to financial ruin? Just stop. Enjoy this one small luxury and shift your focus to making more money.

Fractional shares are the worst. Sure, they democratize the stock market—now anyone with $5 can play along—but that’s not a good thing. Some people have no business buying stocks. Period.

Life is hard enough—so why struggle for money? Money makes life easier! Jared spends all his time thinking about how to get more of it, so you don’t have to.