Unfortunately, sometimes dreams don’t come true. In my quest to simplify life, I was blinded by the belief that the rental property I bought in 2003 would also be eligible for the full $250,000 / $500,000 tax-free profit exclusion if I moved back in tomorrow and lived in it for the next two years before […]
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Want to know how to measure you fiscal responsibility? The key is to calculate your FS-FR score. Fiscal responsibility means managing money in a careful, sustainable, and disciplined way — whether at the personal, business, or government level. In simpler terms: The core idea is to make smart financial decisions today so you don’t create problems tomorrow —
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There is strong demand for real estate due to strong demographics, strong job growth, and the desire for more investors to invest in a stable asset class that rides the inflation wave. This post looks at the best cities to buy real estate in America today. Real estate continues to be my favorite asset class
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Instead of embracing the FIRE movement for those seeking financial independence, it may be better to embrace the DIRE movement after such a massive bull run since 2009. For the millions of unemployed Americans thanks to the pandemic and now AI destroying millions of jobs, the DIRE movement is real. When I first started writing
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This post will look at the recommended expenditure on housing, food, transportation and more. As someone who kickstarted the FIRE movement (Financial Independence Retire Early), I’d like everybody to spend less, save more, and invest more for financial freedom! According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the latest data for 2019 shows the average
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Have you ever received a selfless act of kindness? Perhaps the car ahead paid your bridge toll. Maybe a stranger helped pick up your groceries when the bag ripped open. Or perhaps you received a life insurance payout when a loved one passed away. I hate bad luck. And dying prematurely is the worst bad
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One of the reasons why I am so enthusiastic about my book, How To Engineer Your Layoff, is I want to teach more people like you how to potentially double or triple your income. You could essentially earn more than you’ve ever earned before. I know some of you are scratching your heads wondering what
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You know how you see oil prices drop precipitously on the news, yet when you get the gas station to save some money, you’re disappointed because gas prices haven’t gotten much cheaper? The same thing happens with US Treasury yields (oil) and mortgage interest rates (gas). Mortgage rates are largely influenced by the latest 10-year
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Understanding what natural disaster insurance is and whether it’s worth it is important if you live in a high risk area. Let’s learn how floods, wildfires, hurricanes, and earthquakes are covered under an insurance policy for natural disasters. I’m a multiple property owner in San Francisco which is a high risk area for earthquakes. Over
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I don’t enjoy doing my taxes, but I do them anyway. My main reason is to learn as much about the latest tax codes so I can reduce my tax liability. This post discusses five lessons from doing my taxes for over 10 years. Why I Started Doing My Own Taxes In 2000, I paid
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