Once upon a time, I was 28 and dumb. But I was never as dumb as author James Damore who wrote a 3,200 word manifesto saying the reason why women and some minorities aren’t more represented at his firm is due to biological differences. True or false, that’s offensive to the women and minorities who made it to Google. Overall, Google’s workforce is 69% […]
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To eliminate financial distortion, make sure I’m within my risk tolerance band, and push myself to continuously reinvest cash flow in order to survive permanent unemployment, every quarter I’ll be reviewing my investments. I’ve found that after even just a couple months, if I don’t write things down, I simply cannot remember how much and what I invested in. For the past
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How many times have you or someone you know said, “I hate my job. I wish I was doing something else instead,“? Probably a lot. But change is hard. Taking the first step towards change can be the hardest and a lot of people just don’t know where to begin even if they’re miserable. If
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I’ve heard of terrible landlord stories, However, this is the worst landlord horror story you will ever hear. I’ve a landlord since 2005. In general, it’s been a worthwhile experience because rents and real estate prices have appreciated significantly since. Real estate is my favorite asset class to build wealth. You get to buy a
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Senior workers outnumber teenage works for the first time ever. This is interesting because the pandemic has also created more job quits than any time in history. Bloomberg highlighted an interesting chart stating that for the first time ever, working seniors outnumber teens in the labor force. Currently 6.6 million people over the age of
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A diamond engagement ring is usually a must-buy whenever there’s a marriage. The question many men have is figuring out how to buy the right diamond engagement ring and how much to spend. There are so many diamond engagement rings to choose from! If you are like most men, you will have no idea what
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In my 9th year of early retirement, I realized I made a serious mistake that cost me $500,000+. Let me tell you what happened so you don’t do the same. The biggest financial mistake early retirees make are often realized until way after the fact. Estimated Passive Income In Retirement When I left Corporate America
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Besides the fact that there’s a massive generational wealth transfer underway, another reason why I’m not too worried about the financial future of our kids is because they are much more financially savvy than we once were. Here’s a post about financial advice out by a younger read. Thanks to the internet, there is an endless
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The following is a post by community regular JayCeezy who was able to successfully retire from his job with a healthy severance package. He got laid off and is proud of it! The post highlights the bitter sweet peculiarities of leaving one’s job of so many years. A large part of you will scream to
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The day after Brexit, I decided to be supportive of the British people and headed over to the British Motor Car dealership to check out if there were any deals. After all, the FTSE 250 had collapsed by 12% the first day of trading after the vote. Moose, my beloved Discovery II that I had driven between 2005 – 2014
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