Any rational person would agree that living on the West Coast is better than living on the East Coast. Anybody who tells you otherwise probably has never experienced West Coast living long enough to understand the difference. I’m rational. I’ve lived on both coasts for over 10 years each and I don’t believe there’s really much […]
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Because I joined the equities business a year before the 2000 dotcom bust, I’ve always been a little wary of stocks as a source of long-term wealth. It was crazy to witness so many people go from having millions to zero in a matter of months. Where does all the wealth go? The irony about my suspicion is
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As part of their 10 year anniversary, San Francisco-based LendingClub reached out to me to sponsor an overview of their latest initiatives. It’s been over a year since I wrote about P2P lending, so this is a good time for an update. All thoughts are my own. Before 2007, the world was quite different. There was no
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The following is a terrific guest post from Spencer, a captain in the US Air Force, who gives a complete overview of the financial benefits of joining the military. There are many different paths you can take in life. Blue collar, white collar, no collar – the jobs you do often reflect your upbringing. If
If you want to get luckier in life, realize that success is mostly luck. I live by the mantra, “Never fail due to a lack of effort because hard work requires no skill.” It’s a reminder to STOP making excuses when something seems too daunting to tackle. There’ve been too many instances when I didn’t start something because I
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The world is unfair. To level the playing field, perhaps we should create a wealth identification system. With this system, society will know how wealthy your family is to see whether more help should be given. A Trust Fund Tenant A long time ago, one of my tenants who drove a BMW SUV told me,
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I am a super optimist. I believe there are solutions for impossible things. Whenever there is a seemingly insurmountable challenge, I like to find a way. Whenever I sprain my ankle, the first thing I think is: thank goodness I didn’t break my ankle. Whenever I lose a bidding war on a house I want,
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Boomers bashing millennials about their avocado toast craze became a meme. And the reality is, spending massive money on simple food is not a great habit to build wealth. “When I was trying to buy my first home, I wasn’t buying smashed avocado for $19 and four coffees at $4 each,” Tim Gurner, an Australian
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Patch Homes has rebranded to Noah in 2020. This post is a Patch Homes / Noah review. Unfortunately, as of 2024, Noah is no longer in business after 7 years. Its founder, Sahib Gupta is now a portfolio manager at Point. I’ve got around $1,800,000 in home equity locked up in one property. The property
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Money, sex, power, love, faith and family. What more do you need to live a happy life? A job that you love that doesn’t feel like work is high on the list. So what are the truly best jobs in the world? I’ve read a number of very uninspiring “Best Jobs” or “Best Occupations” articles
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