If you invest with investors you respect and trust, you will feel much better about your investments. You might even make more money as well. When the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, my grandfather was there to serve as a Captain in the Army. During the Vietnam War, my father also served in the Army and […]
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The Financial Samurai podcast is a bonus feature of Financial Samurai. You can sign up here: Dear Readers and Listeners, My favorite podcasts are National Public Radio style monologues. I really enjoy the methodical and soothing voice of NPR speakers. I plan to emulate their style over time. I also want to continue to practice
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I was driving up to participate in a fun community picture collage event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts when I noticed billionaire Ron Conway, one of the fathers of angel investing stand in line just like the rest of us. He was probably in line for 10 minutes as the process took forever.
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Money guilt is something I’ve been suffering for a long time. Ever since my friend died in a car accident when he was 15 and I was 13, I’ve felt guilty. He was one of the most popular kids in school. Why did he have to die? Why was I given the chance to live,
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Gen Y Millennials are a curious bunch. They are now in their prime family formation and home buying age. However, back in 2014, when I first wrote this post, I began to wonder whether Gen Y Millennials were screwing themselves on purpose. Let me explain. The Plight Of Gen Y Millennials A 25 year old
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If you want to get rich or simply just grow your wealth, first you have to be willing to save more money. Then, you have to be willing to smartly invest that money to beat inflation and benefit from compounding returns. But, perhaps you’re in need of motivation to save more money. Funny or not,
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You might have heard about all the Google bus protestors in the Mission District as techies move in and cause rents to rise. Long-time residents are displaced by landlords who want to evict and sell their buildings to buyers who turn around and rent the same units for market prices. Multi-unit buildings are under rent
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The one thing I wondered when reading that 100% of people who make over $500,000 are very happy is whether rich and powerful people WANT the middle class to stay poor. Popular media loves to report that money doesn’t buy happiness beyond a very average level of income. But it’s clear that the rich have successfully manipulated
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Consumers must always stand up for your rights. Don’t let bad products get away with being bad products. You deserve the product that was advertised. One of the main reasons why I bought a 2015 Honda Fit was due to the advertised fuel economy of 32 MPG City, 38 MPG Highway, and 35 MPG overall.
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The Financial Samurai podcast episode 2: is paying down debt considered savings? A reader asked on my post, The Average Savings Rates By Income, whether I consider paying down debt part of my personal savings rate calculation. My immediate thought was yes, but I realized I haven’t been including debt pay down at all when I
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