What’s the perfect amount of vacation time? You want to be away long enough to fully relax and enjoy yourself. And you also don’t want to be gone so long that you get bored. A lot of people are itching to go on vacation now that the pandemic is long over. The pandemic has been […]
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Greece is in trouble. Will Greece default and blow up the world? Maybe. 16.8%. That’s how much the current Greek 10-year bond yield is producing thanks to their debt mess. 16.8% is a juicy 13.9% higher than the current US 10-year yield to put things in perspective. The question on everybody’s mind is will lawmakers pass
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It’s good to be frugal by nature. You will likely never get into financial trouble as a result. You will always be able to appreciate things since you’re never buying the best and most expensive stuff. Sometimes, however, it’s good to splurge. You’ve already read “‘No Point Making Money If You Don’t Spend Your Money“, and
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I’ve been waiting for the right time to create a contest giveaway for many of my personal finance books I’ve amassed over the past year, and now is the time! I’m participating in this massive online sale of some $1,087 worth of personal development products for just $97. If you got personal issues, this sale
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Regret is the worst. Don’t let life pass you by with regrets. Regret is why I have a motto: Never fail due to a lack of effort because effort requires no skill. Despite perpetual failure, I have continued to put myself out there. As a result, at least Financial Samurai has turned out to be
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I recently had a really long conversation with a reader who asked me for advice on what to do about his ailing father who is in debt. Helping out a father in need isn’t always straight forward. I have some opinions here and really want to help, but I’m no lawyer or tax accountant. So perhaps
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Have you ever had a period of time where all you did was lose and forget everything? Being absent-minded is tough. For the past four months, I’ve been wondering whether I’m in the early stages of Alzheimer’s Disease or something of that nature. It makes me worried. Wait, what was I saying again? Just the other day,
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I’m focused with physical fitness right now. As a father of two kids, I want to be fit enough to play with them and live long enough to see them become independent adults. Further, COVID-19 has shown to attack people not in ideal shape. However, I do wonder whether being obsessed about fitness is healthy.
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In the past, I used to go hunting for the best CD rates. Once a week I go yield hunting fo the best CD rates. I always like to have 5% – 10% of my investable assets in risk-free assets like CDs. To get to your magical retirement number quicker, you can either save more
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Credit card rights are important. Sometimes, issues happen with your credit card and you need to know your credit card rights to solve a problem. I’ve had my home rebate credit card for 7 years. It’s my one and only personal credit card I use for everything. Once a year, a rebate of 1% of total
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