Happy New Year everyone!

As always, the New Year brings a bunch of hope and excitement. Too bad I think 2016 is going to be a whole lot of nothing if you’re depending on the stock market or real estate market to boost your wealth! I sincerely wish everybody reading Financial Samurai upgrades their side hustle engine from a two stroke to a rumbling V8 because we’re all going to need to do more.

I’ve listed out 15 measurable goals I’d like to achieve, and I’ve also offered up five predictions for 2016. Some of you might spit out your milk with my last prediction, so it’s best you not eat anything while reading.

Roughly 170 posts were published in 2015 on Financial Samurai. Each post takes anywhere from 3 – 10 hours to produce on average. Even after they are published, they are constantly edited for new insights from the community.

Every single post is written based off first hand experience and extensive research. I’m a big believer in writing from a point of authority. Pontificating at times is fun, but money is a little too important not to be taken seriously. If I don’t have enough knowledge on an interesting subject, I’ll invite someone who does to guest post. For new readers, you can check out my background here.

The Financial Samurai community is one of the financially savvy communities around. I strongly believe there is a positive network effect that pushes those in the community to do better. 45% of you make over $100,000 a year, 40% of you have saved over $500,000 for retirement, and 23% of you have a net worth over $1 million. You guys constantly provide new insights and take wealth building seriously. Keep up the great work!

Without further delay, here are the most popular posts by category. They are categorized by The Others, A Kick In The Pants, Retirement Dreaming, Invest For Glory, Real Estate Tycoon, Taxes Be Gone, and Personal. 

For 2015, I created seven personal goals and five financial goals to achieve. I revisited these goals at the mid-year point to make sure I was on track, and now it’s time for a full on written review.

The writing in normal font was written in January 2015. The writing in italics is what I’m reflecting upon today. This is one long post so get your coffee ready!