Armageddon is viewed as a spiritual battle or struggle in the present age between the forces of good. Righteousness, purity and virtue versus the forces of evil. Well, my battle wasn’t spiritual, but it certainly was righteous. It involved saving hard-earned money from the hands of our wasteful government thanks to a 1031 Exchange. Let […]
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My ideal amount of working hours a day is four. A good four hour workday for me is probably working from 7:30am to 10:30am and then again for an hour during the evening to interact with international clients. I’ll fill the time in between with exercise, eating, entertainment, and family. The ideal amount of income
After retirement, what do you think you’re going to do? The obvious answer is save the world of course! If you don’t plan on retiring to something, you may end up experiencing all the negativities of retirement you did not know existed. OK, you can’t really save the world, but you can certain do things
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As students, it is trendy and idealistic to be Socialists. It’s just not cool to be a Capitalist while in school. We believe in our leaders and want to help as many people as possible through programs we don’t have to pay for. When we only pay a little or no taxes at all, of
Working Is To Capitalism As Retirement Is To Socialism Read More »
If you own property, you need to hold on forever. It’s best path to long-term wealth creation. And if you can’t hold onto your property forever, then hold on long enough until commission rates come down. Don’t sell your home if you don’t have to! Property sellers go on strike! Thankfully, the National Association Of
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Taking money for granted is easy to do when times are good. After a global pandemic, perhaps we are much more appreciated of money! I considered my paycheck to be “endless money.” Every other week I got paid for a service that I provided a company. Given I saved the majority of it, I began
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Every now and again, I receive criticism from folks who believe saving 50% of one’s after-tax income is too onerous. With such little income left, one turns into an impecunious soul who doesn’t have enough “fun.” While I do appreciate my critics elegiac responses, rest assured my heterodoxy is not without merit. For the past three
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John Galt is a fictional character in Ayn Rand’s novel Atlas Shrugged (1957). The phrase, “Going John Galt ” or “Going Galt” is used to describe “productive” members of society cutting back on work in response to the projected increase in U.S. marginal tax rates, increased limits on tax deductions, and the immoral or inefficient use of tax revenues. I’m not sure if
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When buying a car, don’t let your emotions get the best of you. If they do, you may end up paying way more for a car than you should. Don’t let ego get the best of you when buying a home. That would be even worse! The 6th grade was when I first laid eyes
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One thing I plan on doing in retirement is find a potential encore career. As a computer and internet junky who has built up a reasonable size blog, a foray into the social media sector seems like a natural extension. I want to make sure that I exhaust all options before I really kick back
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