Investing you tax refund instead of spending it is recommended. If you want to achieve financial freedom, it’s not enough to aggressively save most of your income. You must also wisely invest as well. In the article, “How To Get Over Your Fear Of Investing” I mention how your risk tolerance decreases the more capital […]
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Money never sleeps, so why should you? Well if you’re a regular ‘ol person, the answer is, “There’s more to life than just money,” and “If you don’t sleep, you’ll die.” Sure, those are fine answers but they are not very insightful. Hopefully you’re a personal finance reader who by virtue is interested in money. So
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I’m on a mission to help encourage as many people to refinance in American as possible. I get nothing in return, just the satisfaction of trying to help others save money. Lots of people have mortgages, but most people are not a rate hawk like me. Thus, I’m here to give you a nice kick
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The following is a guest post from Financial Samurai reader, Jeremy Johnson about earning 10% returns in passive income with P2P lending. Jeremy was kind enough to help me out with a random WordPress question issue when I first started back in 2009. Peer to peer lending is one of the most simple and effective
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Every year, as a small business owner, I like to ask my tax accountant: What’s the least amount I can pay myself in salary and bonus before the IRS comes knocking? Every year, he comes up with a slightly different answer. The IRS is smart and is always changing the rules, usually to its benefit.
Cash value life insurance is a type of permanent life insurance policy. Unlike term life, which only has a death benefit, a permanent life insurance policy has a death benefit and a cash value. Cash value life insurance is just another name for permanent life insurance or whole life insurance. The names are often used
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The mortgage interest deduction limit has decreased since the new Tax Cut & Jobs Act was passed in 2018. In the past, you could deduct mortgage interested on up to $1 million in mortgage indebtedness. According to the IRS, as of 2025, you can deduct mortgage interest on up to $750,000 of qualified home loans
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If you want to find better value when buying a house, then avoid the Frenzy Zone. The Frenzy Zone is essentially the housing price point where the majority of people can buy, the median home price +/- 50%. If you look for homes priced above the Frenzy Zone, demand drops of significantly. As a result,
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From a financial standpoint, rental property is at the top of the list of assets to own. Why rental property? Let’s explore the main benefits of this asset class. But first of all, you have to be smart about investing in a rental property. Otherwise it can become a huge headache if you don’t screen properly.
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A lot of you have expressed interest investing in real estate over the years as part of a diversified investment portfolio strategy. However, some of you don’t have the 20%-30% downpayment to get started in rental property investing. Therefore, I’d like to explore the real estate crowdsourcing industry with Fundrise. With Fundrise, you can invest in
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