Money guilt is something I’ve been suffering for a long time. Ever since my friend died in a car accident when he was 15 and I was 13, I’ve felt guilty. He was one of the most popular kids in school. Why did he have to die? Why was I given the chance to live, […]
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Gen Y Millennials are a curious bunch. They are now in their prime family formation and home buying age. However, back in 2014, when I first wrote this post, I began to wonder whether Gen Y Millennials were screwing themselves on purpose. Let me explain. The Plight Of Gen Y Millennials A 25 year old
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If you want to get rich or simply just grow your wealth, first you have to be willing to save more money. Then, you have to be willing to smartly invest that money to beat inflation and benefit from compounding returns. But, perhaps you’re in need of motivation to save more money. Funny or not,
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You might have heard about all the Google bus protestors in the Mission District as techies move in and cause rents to rise. Long-time residents are displaced by landlords who want to evict and sell their buildings to buyers who turn around and rent the same units for market prices. Multi-unit buildings are under rent
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The one thing I wondered when reading that 100% of people who make over $500,000 are very happy is whether rich and powerful people WANT the middle class to stay poor. Popular media loves to report that money doesn’t buy happiness beyond a very average level of income. But it’s clear that the rich have successfully manipulated
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Consumers must always stand up for your rights. Don’t let bad products get away with being bad products. You deserve the product that was advertised. One of the main reasons why I bought a 2015 Honda Fit was due to the advertised fuel economy of 32 MPG City, 38 MPG Highway, and 35 MPG overall.
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The Financial Samurai podcast episode 2: is paying down debt considered savings? A reader asked on my post, The Average Savings Rates By Income, whether I consider paying down debt part of my personal savings rate calculation. My immediate thought was yes, but I realized I haven’t been including debt pay down at all when I
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As a homeowner and landlord, I’ve hired a lot of people over the years to help fix things on my home and rental properties. I always get my hands dirty and try to fix things on my own first, but sometimes I don’t have enough expertise or time to do certain repairs. Craigslist used to
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Hot rental markets are spreading all over the country. With the stock market and real estate market both on fire, the rental market is also heating up. More people are allowed to relocate to lower cost areas of the country thanks to the permanent trend of working from home. Meanwhile, the strong real estate market
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Dear Readers, Welcome to The Financial Samurai Podcast! It is the best personal finance podcast today. I decided to start a podcast to try and connect with readers in a new way. I’ve been writing online since 2009 and I feel very comfortable whipping out any sort of writing fairly easily. I thought it would
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