In my latest post for Alpha Baskets I delve into how to monetize a hobby using my firefighting as an example. The idea here, beyond the financial importance for a lot of people, are the layers of potential to convert hobbies and volunteer work into some sort of modest (or not so modest) income stream.
Like many things in life, the desired outcome will likely be driven by going above and beyond what is expected.
From the post;
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The picture is the one I refer to in the full post. A friend from our FD was at the Sprint Cup race at Phoenix International Raceway (PIR) over the weekend. These are two PIR firefighters and the Toyota Tundra in the background is their vehicle. Tough to see what sort of equipment they have but just using water won't cut it for a vehicle fire. Amusingly the picture was sent to me while I was actually writing the post and was not something I had ever thought about before.
Like many things in life, the desired outcome will likely be driven by going above and beyond what is expected.
From the post;
MarketWatch ran an article the other day that was another reminder of how under-saved the vast majority of Americans are for their retirements. Net-net these articles are a positive to the extent they promote awareness in a financial literacy context. I would note though that the article was off in one respect in that savers/investors need to think in terms of covering expenses not multiples of salary saved.
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The picture is the one I refer to in the full post. A friend from our FD was at the Sprint Cup race at Phoenix International Raceway (PIR) over the weekend. These are two PIR firefighters and the Toyota Tundra in the background is their vehicle. Tough to see what sort of equipment they have but just using water won't cut it for a vehicle fire. Amusingly the picture was sent to me while I was actually writing the post and was not something I had ever thought about before.