Following your dreams can take a big leap of faith. As exciting as it may be, it takes a lot of courage to break out on your own. Yet, every now and again, people surprise me. One of the greatest feelings is when you want to laugh and cry at the same time. For years I’ve had […]
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We all know the old adage, “you can’t judge a book by its cover.” What you might not know is that banks apparently had this in mind when branding business credit cards. You see, one would think there’d be significant differences between general-consumer and business credit cards. However, according to a recent Card Hub study,
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Now that Osama Bin Laden is dead, I hope the tens of thousands of Muslims who died at his hands and the families of the 3,000 people lost in the Twin Towers find closure. After 10 long years of searching, we finally got the bastard who was hiding just 90 miles away from Islamabad, Pakistan. Bye-bye
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In good old fashion political jockeying, the House finally agreed to a budget and unknown to many, they also passed a Renters Tax! The idea is for all Americans to participate in our simple tax system and shore up our huge deficit. The new law states that starting October 1, 2011 all renters shall pay
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If you haven’t heard, our broke government wants to get its hands on the online poker industry’s potentially US$6 billion dollar annual revenue pie. They’ve frozen bank accounts linked with Full Tilt Poker, Poker Stars, and Absolute Poker and have indicted 11 founding executives of the companies. All totaled, the government wants US$3 billion in
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For those with memories longer than the time it takes to read this article, the month of May is quickly approaching. And with it, the one-year anniversary of not only the “Flash Crash”, but also the moment when the European debt crisis grabbed financial headlines, causing an immediate crisis of global proportions. Capital suddenly flew
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Should unemployment benefits be phased out after a certain age? Or is that just ludicrous thinking? I wrote this article in 2011, a couple years after the worst of the global financial crisis. The government provided generous unemployment benefits up to 99 weeks. Meanwhile, I was burning out from my investment banking job at age
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The Yakezie Writing Contest was my way of giving back to people in need back in 2011. One of my favorite business school classes focused on Emerging Market Economies. We read C.K. Prahalad’s book called, “Fortune At The Bottom Of The Pyramid“. It described how entrepreneurs were finding cost effective ways to serve the poorest
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For the first time in my income earning life, I plan on spending my tax refund on something fun in 2017. Every time I did get a tax refund I would just put it away in savings or pay down debt. That’s pretty boring, especially since I’m already a saving fiend, spending only 30% of
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Buying one of the least expensive cars will help you build greater wealth over time. A car is a money pit. You could use that money to invest instead! If you are in the market for a new car—and have ruled out buying used for whatever reason—and you are on this site then you are
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