When I got rejected from my mortgage refinance in early 2015 I was pissed. I was in the third month of waiting before I got the bad news. I had locked in an outstanding 2.25% 5/1 Jumbo ARM rate that could have saved me $400 a month for the next five years. Having an 800+ Experian […]
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A college education is valuable. However, how do we value a college education so we can feel better about spending so much time and money on collegee? There will inevitably be someone in a net worth related article comment how he or she isn’t doing so great due to all of his or her student loans. Because
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Is real estate the next asset class to fall? I thought so on January 13, 2016 when I first wrote this post. Then I sold my rental property in 2017 and watched real estate weaken in 2018. However, post-pandemic, the housing market is back and stronger than ever! Let me share with you from sentiments
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If you live in the United States, you are wealthy beyond what most others dream of. Your salary is 99% higher than of the world population. You are already wealthy, stop complaining! If you find yourself complaining, visit areas like India, and Africa, and you’ll see what real poverty looks like. If you moved there, you
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What’s concerning in America is that almost everyone is overweight, obese, or borderline overweight. The pandemic has greatly highlighted how dangerous it can be to be overweight or obese. If you have debt and/or dependents and are overweight or obese, I highly recommend you get an affordable term life insurance policy. You can get free
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Do you want fame and fortune? Are you seeking more prestige and money? Well let me share you how. When you hear of Carl Icahn, what do you think? I think billionaire activist investor who fights for minority shareholders, shakes up inefficient management, and finds a way to unlock value through obvious company changes. Carl’s push to
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Happy New Year everyone! It’s time for my goals and predictions for 2016. As always, the New Year brings a bunch of hope and excitement. Too bad I think 2016 is going to be a whole lot of nothing if you’re depending on the stock market or real estate market to boost your wealth! I
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Roughly 170 posts were published in 2015 on Financial Samurai. Each post takes anywhere from 3 – 10 hours to produce on average. Even after they are published, they are constantly edited for new insights from the community. Every single post is written based off first hand experience and extensive research. I’m a big believer
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This is my Financial Samurai 2015 goals in review. Every year since I started this site in 2009, I set goals and review goals. For 2015, I created seven personal goals and five financial goals to achieve. I revisited these goals at the mid-year point to make sure I was on track, and now it’s time for a
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Are you a morning person or an evening person? I’ve been a morning person since I had to get into the office at Goldman Sachs at 5:30 am in 1999. More than 24 years later, I’m still a morning person. One of the ways to make more money is to work while others are sleeping
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