My name is Jacob, a husband to a wine-blogger wife, father to two bouncy-boy toddlers, and I'm the owner/author of My Personal Finance Journey. By day, I am a scientist working in bio-pharmaceutical development. Personal finance has been my hobby since 2007 when I started teaching myself through books (that finance B.S. degree didn't teach me much!). Learning how to save, adopt a frugal mindset, and invest my own money soundly has allowed me to have a savings rate > 50%, increase my net worth by > 20 times, grow my career, and always do what I love. Check out the About Me page to learn more!
Happy Friday folks! Just a quick post here to announce that yesterday marked the official 4ย yearย birthday of My Personal Finance Journey! Wooohooo! If my site was a child, he or she would be STILL be causing all sorts of mischief at this point!ย
It all started 1460 (Wow! That sounds like a lot of days!) days ago with a simple little post about aย $30 sign up bonus offer for the Chase Amazon Credit Card. Coincidentally, I still have that credit card and use it for all of my Amazon purchases. It provides a pretty nice cash back feature too.
Since that first post on January 16th, 2010, here at My Personal Finance Journey, weโve had about 415,000 visitors and 1139 total posts (328 posts during 2013). Itโs been a great ride, and I look forward to another successful year of learning and interacting with all of you.
Hi folks! My name is Jacob. I am the owner and operator of My Personal Finance Journey. I started this blog in January of 2010 and have enjoyed the journey ever since. Since finishing up graduate school in Virginia in 2014, I have been working in biopharmaceutical development in Colorado. You can read more about me and this site hereโ. Please contact me if you have any questions!
Has it been 4 years already, wow. Where did the time go ๐ Congrats Jacob ๐ Your site must have had over a million page views by now. Liquid recently posted…Priciest House in B.C. โ The Yoga Pants Palace
Has it been 4 years already, wow. Where did the time go ๐ Congrats Jacob ๐ Your site must have had over a million page views by now.
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Happy Birthday Jacob. Here’s to the next 4 years!
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Happy Birthday to your site Jacob! ๐ I hope mine could reach that age someday.
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