Since writing, The Dark Side Of Early Retirement, I’ve sometimes wondered whether writing about early retirement hurts society and the very people who decide to leave the work force early. Being able to do what you want when you want sounds great. But is it healthy? Let’s look at all the reasons not to retire […]
Rejecting Reasons Not To Retire Early And Live Your Dreams Read More »
I remember going to Airbnb’s Friday afternoon happy hour back in 2012. My college buddy’s wife worked as an assistant chef and invited me over. The office wasn’t very large and Joe Gebbia, one of the founders, was horsing around with a wig held together by a white headband. After speaking to Joe for about
After Five Years Of Unemployment, I Finally Found A Dream Job! Read More »
Ignorance is bliss. But, goofing up on your taxes can be costly. Let’s go through the main reasons to do and not to do your own taxes. When you don’t know your boss is getting a huge bonus for saving the firm money by screwing your bonus, you’re happy. When you don’t know the reason
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The rich get rich by buying appreciating assets like stocks, bonds, real estate, and fine art. They have very diversified investment portfolios. The people who don’t get rich spend their money on depreciating assets. They buy cars they can’t comfortably afford instead of using my 1/10th rule for car buying. And, they waste money on
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Millennials tend to get a bad reputation for work ethic, money management, and common sense. The term quiet quitting was invented by Millennials during the pandemic as a way to not work more. But perhaps this is not fair as every older generation tends to bag on younger generations. However, if you’ve gotten a sense
No Wonder Why Millennials Don’t Give A Damn About Money! Read More »
Here’s some career advice for women. For the past five years in a row I’ve spent time interviewing with companies during the 4th quarter in preparation for the new year. It’s always good to seek new opportunities and have backup plans, even if you never use them. Sometimes, the interviews turn into fun consulting roles where I spend
Career Advice For Women: Blaze Your Own Path Instead! Read More »
Company loyalty is overrated in this day and age. Long gone are the days of pensions and opportunities to work at one company for life. Due to globalization, being loyal is a suboptimal move. How Company Loyalty Screwed Me Before Instead of leaving for another firm, I simply asked my boss in a nice way
Is Company Loyalty Costing You A Fortune? Here’s How I Lost $500,000 In Three Years Read More »
One of the great things about following a financial game plan is that if you stick with it long enough you’ll be surprised at how much you’ll end up accumulating. Conversely, those who don’t follow a financial game plan will wake up one day wondering where all their money went! Here is the Financial Samurai
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Are you overweight? Did you gain several pounds during the pandemic like many people have? Well, let me provide you some proof your weight is almost entirely genetic and not your fault. After reading this post you will hopefully: 1) stop beating yourself up for why you aren’t in shape, 2) stop feeling guilty about
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Always be grinding! Happy New Year Everyone! Hopefully all of you survived and are ready to rock it in 2017! I spent a lot of time over the holidays thinking about why I failed at so many things, and the consistent answer I came up with was that I wasn’t grinding hard enough. Why did I
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