MrDD

Author's details

Name: Justin
Date registered: January 15, 2017
URL: http://www.doublingdollars.com

Biography

I am a husband and father of two who has been working towards financial independence on an average US income. I started doublingdollars.com in January of 2017 to chronicle the journey.

Latest posts

  1. How to Get College Credits For Cheap – or FREE! — February 22, 2019
  2. Honey Review 2019 – “Use Honey, Save Money” — January 3, 2019
  3. The Killer Commute — December 12, 2018
  4. Frugal 2018 Cyber Monday Deals — November 26, 2018
  5. 7 Costs That You Need To Budget For When You Have a Child — November 26, 2018

Most commented posts

  1. How I Ate All Week For Just $13.34 By Living On a Food Stamp Budget — 38 comments
  2. I’ve Made $25,000 Posting on Steemit.com – So Can You! — 25 comments
  3. What’s The Most Cheapskate Thing You’ve Ever Done? — 22 comments
  4. 3rd Quarter Net Worth Increase [+$19,096] — 20 comments
  5. Dividend Income Extravaganza – September 2017 — 20 comments

Author's posts listings

The Blame Game

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Advice, Introspection

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The Game of Blames Maybe you’ve heard of it? No, I’m not talking about the little heard Kanye West song. I’m talking about blaming other people for something going wrong in your life. I’m sure we have all done this before, myself included. It is something that I have been working on not doing for …

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If You Do This, Ordinary Actions Will Result In Extraordinary Success

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Introspection, Philosophy, Rant

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Aristotle is quoted as saying “We are what we repeatedly do.” I agree with this quote. The thing about the people in this world is that they repeatedly do things that do not bring them closer to what they really want in life. They get up, go to work (or not), buy something, eat, watch TV, …

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The Importance Of Cash Flow

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Debt, Personal Finance

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If you asked me what percentage of people know how much they spend each month I couldn’t tell you. But I DO know the number isn’t very high and I also know that the percentage of people that know HOW MUCH they make each month is higher still. Do you know what you get when …

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Thoughts On Appreciation

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Advice, Introspection

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Appreciation is underappreciated, isn’t that ironic? How often do we focus on what we have to be thankful for? When I say this, I mean every little thing. (I’m a big fan of the small things in life.) Do you appreciate your home, family, friends, car, clothes, food, job, health, experiences, intelligence, relationships, and the …

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How To View The Problems Of Life

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Advice, Introspection

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Problems are just a part of life. There is nothing you can do to never have a problem ever again. In fact, I believe that true happiness can only happen if you HAVE the occasional problem. As Agent Smith told Neo in the Matrix “Did you know that the first Matrix was designed to be …

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How To Fly With A Baby Or Toddler

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Advice

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You might think that nothing could possibly be better than taking your baby on a long road trip, but you would be wrong. The pinnacle of parenting is taking your little cherub on an airplane – the longer the better. Oh, the sweet pleasures you can experience as you walk down the aisle and see …

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Read Different Points Of View & Learn Something New

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Introspection

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Have you noticed that people seem more divided in beliefs than ever before? Every day it seems that there is some new quest to have some professor fired for having beliefs different than the majority. Heck, it has spilled over into the entertainment field. I came across this exchange posted on Imgur and it just …

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Own Your Life

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Advice, Introspection, Uncategorized

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The Little Things In Life I’m a firm believer that it’s the small things in life that lead you to where you are now and where you are going to be in the future. Not those “life-changing” events. Nope, just the long chain of small things that you choose to do every day. Notice that …

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2017 Net Worth Report [+72,103!]

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Net Worth, Wealth

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My Net Worth Report for 2017 First, the bad news. I was unable to increase my net worth higher than I was able to during the 3rd quarter. But it was darn close! In Q3 I increased my net worth by $19,096. This quarter was slightly less, check it out. You know what the most …

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Completion Of The SNAP Food Budget Challenge – Living On $29 Per Week

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Challenge, Food

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After two weeks of spending $29 on my SNAP food challenge, this is what I still had. This is the completion of my food stamp challenge that I embarked upon back in October of 2017. With a solo trip to Portugal and a family trip to England the day after the challenge was completed, I …

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