Comments on: Hardcore Personal Finance

By: Krista

Krista — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 04:01:10 +0000

just a note: in your article you talk about the company you write for owing you money for work performed and saying you entered it under accounts payable.
Acts Pay is when you owe someone.
Accts Rec is when someone owes you
they owed you so it should be accts rec.
I know you know this from further down in the article, but I guess it was a typo.

By: Daniel Fortunov

Daniel Fortunov — Mon, 25 May 2009 14:10:19 +0000

Hey Tynan,

Interesting post. Thanks for sharing your approach. It definitely sounds hard core.

One question: How do you balance your monthly bank account statements? In the example you gave regarding hosting, you said you have a monthly transfer into an intermediate account. How does this play with your bank account statements, which don’t reflect this monthly payment but just the one-off annual payment to AMEX?

By: Fellow Traveler Girl

Fellow Traveler Girl — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 01:29:58 +0000

Seriously you guys…

Tynan has shared something really important for world travelers. When you are traveling all your expenses can feel like CHAOS.

Having a sense of where your wealth is and how much you have can make you a more free spirited traveler. And help you judge if you should take that trip to Fiji, or go back to the US if you don’t have enough cash.

I see how important this article is, and I’m not traveling at the moment…but I will be next year.

Thank you Tynan for this article!

By: Carl Simpson

Carl Simpson — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:49:09 +0000

Your inclusion of “Graphics by Tynan”, in the new splash for GNUCash, was so expertly subtle I felt I had to comment just to add to your ego.

By: LlamasAreCool

LlamasAreCool — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 05:17:41 +0000

Will, I disagree. Randomness is awesome. If I wanted to read about Tynan’s travels, or faraway places in general, I’d read Gadling. I don’t, though, because I’m more interested in exploring travel for myself and reading about what my favorite bloggers deem valuable or insightful on a daily basis. If you ARE “living life awesome,” you shouldn’t crave second hand experiences.

LOL, Why does everyone keep coming back to a blog they criticize so much?

By: Patrick Shields

Patrick Shields — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:50:16 +0000

I loved this post and appreciate the wide variety in your blog. I’ve struggled with personal finance and I learned a lot from this info.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 14:02:27 +0000

As a current accounting student, I understand all of what you discussed. I looked at GNU cash but decided to create my own spreadsheet. I guess it’s the tinkerer in me.

By: feather

feather — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 10:18:43 +0000

yawwwwwwwwwwn sorry bro, very very boring. i had my own business and tax set for 5 years, no need to see it dragged into a post that doesn’t concern 98% of your readers.

By: Will

Will — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 04:19:20 +0000

dude, focus your blog. people want to hear about your travels and that should be what you cover. your random posts are distracting and annoying. do what you want though

By: Donovan

Donovan — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 22:42:13 +0000

You should check out Mint.com. I like it just for a general overview of my finances.