There is a downside of financial independence that’s worth discussing. The media likes to make it seem that financial independence is the best thing since slice bread. But I’d like to provide more balance. One of the things I was counting on when I published, Being A Landlord Questions My Faith In Humanity, was readers coming […]
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Congrats on being a homeowner! Real estate is one of my favorite asset classes. Over the past 20 years I’ve owned seven properties and have done multiple mortgage refinances. There are several mortgage refinance strategies and points I’ve learned along the way that have enabled me to save significantly. I hope my mortgage refinance strategies
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How do you choose between love or career? Both could last a lifetime, but perhaps not simultaneously. Yet some lucky people find and manage both beautifully. Which is more important in the long run? Let’s study an example of one woman’s struggle deciding between love or career. Her name has been changed for privacy. Sacrificing
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One of the most important things people overlook when they are about to buy a fancy European automobile is how much car insurance will cost. Auto insurance discounts can save you a lot of money over time. I should know. I’m a recovering car fanatic who has literally bought and sold 8 different cars in
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Want to gain financial independence sooner rather than later? Well, you can gain financial independence the hard and honorable way by doing everything yourself. Or you can gain financial independence the easy way by depending on your parents for money. When I graduated from college in 1999, a bunch of my fellow first-year classmates at
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Who doesn’t love driving a brand new car? The new car smell alone is enough for me to want to buy a new one! A car lease may be a good option if you want to preserve your cash. With interest rates so low, leasing has becoming a more economical thing to do than buy an
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The Rise of Stealth Wealth is here to stay as long as there’s an ever growing government and widening income inequality. This article provides a stealth wealth compendium of useful phrases to help you get through life easier. It’s only a matter of time before enormous social unrest wipes the country clean of the wealthy
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In America, debt welchers are admired, and that’s a problem. Let me explain how adopting an attitude of not paying back your debt will lead you to less wealth and more unhappiness. I’ve always grown up believing that taking on too much debt is a bad thing. What’s even worse is taking on debt and not
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Refinancing now may be smart as mortgage rates are low but may head higher as the economy recovers. However, if you are struggling to pay your mortgage you may be considering walking away. If you do, there are non-recourse states where you can walk away from your mortgage without the bank coming after your other
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If you work at any job long enough, you’ll bound to think about quitting at some point. What if you could negotiate a severance and get paid to quit your job? I did just that in 2012 and received six years of living expenses to walk away! How many months of severance would it take
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