Striving for status and fame is an anathema to the Financial Samurai way. Instead of trying to get famous, it’s much better to just be rich and stealth. When you are rich and not famous, you are more free to do as you please. But things weren’t always this way. When I first started Financial […]
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I’ve got an efficiency idea that could do my community some good: Provide subsidized housing to those who may need it the most. Given times are more difficult during a pandemic, being able to provide affordable housing may be very beneficial. The remodeling in my new home is almost done. I could move into my
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Your net worth might be much higher and you don’t even know it. This is a realization I came to after receiving some feedback from a reader. In the post, To Pocket List Or List On MLS, I wanted to help home sellers who value privacy to get the best price possible for their homes.
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We all suffer from some level of financial insecurity because society can be cruel. The future is always unknown, as the global pandemic has shown us! Financial insecurity is the reason why we tend to stay in cash long after the signs of a recession are over. Financial insecurity is the reason why we work
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We’ve got the poor, the middle class, the upper class, and the rich. This article looks at the definition of upper class based on income and several other factors. When you think of the words “upper class,” what do you imagine? I often conjure some passengers sitting on a British Airways flight. They are literally
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You can’t trust Zillow and its estimates, or Zestimates as the company likes to say. Redfin has a much better user interface with superior property value estimates. But it’s also hard to trust Redfin’s housing estimates too. Redfin’s algorithms are more sophisticated. You also get updated on what a property ends up selling for on
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Let us breakdown income by race based on the latest U.S. Census Bureau data. What’s fascinating is that even though Asians account for just 7% of the population in America, the median income for Asian Americans is the highest among all races. Before we begin, I want to emphasize that your day job income should
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DiversyFund is a real estate marketplace that enables nonaccredited investors to diversify into real estate investing for as little as $500. As an experienced real estate and real estate crowdfunding investor, this is my detailed DiversyFund review. DiversyFund was founded in 2016, but really only received its Series A funding in early 2018. Therefore, DiversyFund
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Have you ever wondered who makes a million dollars a year? Making a million dollars a year or more puts you in the top 0.1% of income earners in the world. A top 1% income is over $700,000 today in America. With such an income, you should eventually have at least a top 1% net
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If you are an investor, it’s important to practice taking profits to pay for a better life. If you never utilize your gains and die with too much money, you have completely lost the point of investing! One of my favorite areas to take profits is in the stock market and convert the proceeds into
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