Just like that, 30 days have gone by and my sabbatical is over. I truly enjoyed my time off and have learned a number of things I’d like to share with those who are thinking of taking a sabbatical or are just curious in general. I haven’t taken more than two consecutive weeks off since […]
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On the way home from dropping my friend off at the airport, I took a 10 minute detour to Lucky Chances Casino. Lucky Chances Casino is located in the foggy city of Colma in South San Francisco. If you love to play poker, blackjack, and paigow, this place is for you. I go about once
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If you want to know what’s wrong with people’s personal finances, just observe those who are willing to borrow money in order to borrow more money! One example is using a credit card you can’t pay off in full each month, for a downpayment on a car. Since the limit for credit card use
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At 6′ 4″, Robert Mailer Anderson gets to look down at the service box before launching his rockets. Unsure what to do, I stand a couple feet back from the baseline and await my fate. As the tennis ball blasts towards me, I close my eyes and just swing, baby swing. By the time I
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Stock market armageddon seems to happen every 5-10 years. 2018-2020 were extremely volatile years. Who would have thought the stock market would rise to all-time highs during a global pandemic! The best I could do was call a stock market bottom in March 2020. But I did not foresee this! I’m buying as many rental
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There is always a privilege of giving back once you’ve established yourself or feel like you have enough wealth to comfortably survive. If there’s one thing the Yakezie Network stands for, it’s hopefully the culture of giving back to the community. To be able to give back is a privilege that shouldn’t be taken lightly.
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Investing in the stock market is one of the key ways to grow your wealth. If you save money but only keep it in cash for your whole life, you’re not going to be able to beat inflation. Sure there is risk involved when investing in the stock market. But there’s a wide range of
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The ideal body weight is hard to achieve in America. With so much wealth and unhealthy foods, it’s so easy to gain weight! Unfortunately, with the pandemic raging on and second child to take care of, I’ve gained more weight. I originally wrote this post on May 21, 2012 when I was 35 and I’m
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Real estate is my favorite asset class to build wealth. However, real estate also requires ongoing home maintenance expenses. Here’s my latest home maintenance story that involves bubble baths. And it was a disaster! The longer you own real estate, the more maintenance issues will pop up. For big repairs caused by natural disasters or
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I recently came back from a vacation in Hawaii, and believe it or not, I got a job offer! I didn’t mean to get a job offer, but between eating some white puree mangos for breakfast and hitting the waves for some boogie boarding, I decided to reach out to the head of a major
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