Raising Money-Smart Kids: A Guide To Teaching Personal Finance

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Understanding the fundamentals of personal finance is pivotal for kids to successfully launch into the world of adulting. Money skills are necessary to navigate effectively through everything from life’s humdrum day-to-day tasks to its elaborate complexities. Yet what surprises me is that most schools are still not required to teach financial literacy to students. Due […]

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Navigating Retirement: Dynamic Safe Withdrawal Rates In Action

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One of my ongoing challenges as a writer is explaining financial concepts in an easy-to-understand manner. With ann MBA from Berkeley and 13 years in banking at Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse, financial concepts come naturally to me. Despite writing over 2,500 personal finance articles since 2009 on Financial Samurai, however, some concepts still get

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Behind The Headlines: My Experience Working With The New York Times

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On August 7, 2023, I received an email from Amy X. Wang, the assistant editor at the New York Times Magazine, inquiring about the modern-day FIRE movement and its Fat FIRE offshoot. Amy is a self-proclaimed FIRE enthusiast who has worked side hustles to earn extra money and utilized rewards points to save. As one

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Why Earning Less Passive Income Has Changed My Life For The Better

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In October 2023, my passive income took a significant $150,000 hit, representing a decrease of 39%, following the purchase of a new house we didn’t really need. It was funded by proceeds from selling public stocks and bonds. The decision to buy the house with cash was agonizing, as we didn’t need a nicer home.

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Analyzing Home Price Dynamics: A Guide To Smarter Purchases

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Understanding how home prices fluctuate over time is one of the most intriguing insights gleaned from my post on the reasons behind property bidding wars. Learning how prices change will empower you to make more informed purchases in the future. I contend that timing the housing market is comparatively simpler than timing the stock market,

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Investing In International Stocks Is Unnecessary, Here’s Why

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Despite my extensive experience of 13 years working in international equities, living abroad for the same duration, and visiting approximately 60 countries, I don’t allocate much of my investments to international stocks. I believe the risk outweighs the potential reward, especially when there are already numerous lucrative investment opportunities available in the United States. If

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Invest In Private AI Companies Without Connections Or Big Money

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I recently caught up with Ben Miller, CEO of Fundrise in person, about their venture product’s latest investments in private AI (artificial intelligence) companies. With OpenAI closing a new round of funding valuing the company at $156 billion valuation after just raising money at a $80 billion valuation in early 2024, the AI space is

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Cheapest To Most Expensive Car Brands To Maintain Long Term

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Let’s look at the cheapest to most expensive car brands to maintain long term. A car is both a necessity and a luxury. With ongoing maintenance costs, ideally, we own the cheapest car brand to maintain that’s also a joy to drive. Amidst a recent whirlwind of car maintenance expenses with my trusty nine-year-old Range

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