If you’re a minority, dealing with racism isn’t something new. Third year political science major, Alexandra Wallace made an offensive video rant against Asians. She’s now leaving UCLA, which has a 37% Asian population. Smart, because she’d probably get seriously hurt, or harassed for the rest of her time there if she stayed. My main question is, […]
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Is it better to do your own taxes or hire a CPA accountant? Despite what many have advised, I’ve been doing my own taxes for the past 15 years. Along the way, I’ve cocked things up. For example, one time I forgot to report the cost basis to over $1 million dollars worth of stock
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On Friday afternoon, March 11th, the largest earthquake in Japan’s history hit with a magnitude of 8.9. The devastation of the tsunami is unbelievable and my heart goes out to the victims and family members of this tragedy, which is still ongoing. This post discusses how to help Japan. After all, this is Financial Samurai.
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A little inspiration can go along way. Inspiration is what can help someone keep on going during the most difficult situations. As I’ve said before, the secret to your success is 10 years of unwavering commitment. Let me share a little inspiration I came across. The Inspiring Boy I was driving home from grocery shopping
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A permanent tax policy is important for financial stability. With a permanent tax policy, citizens can budget for their greatest consistent liability better. In a previous post entitled, “The Government Encourages Small Business Owners To Fire Employees” I discussed how my friend Zach let go of one of his employees to make room to pay
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Are you a real entrepreneur? Because frankly, real entrepreneurs are successful. If you can’t generate enough business income to live, then you probably are not a real entrepreneur. There’s nothing wrong with that. Just don’t kid yourself into thinking you are. According to the dictionary, “entrepreneur” is a term applied to a person who is
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Have you been unemployed for a while? Continuing in the series of helping people find jobs from a hiring manager’s point of view, I thought it helpful to offer some suggestions as to what to say if you’ve been out of the job market for a while. Don’t get defensive about your long employment gap.
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SpotHero is a company started in 2011. 10 years later, SpotHero has turned out to be a major VC-backed company! Here’s a guest post from the founder. I had no idea what I wanted to do in the future. I only knew that I didn’t want to continue working at the bank. I needed some
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I’ve heard the saying, “A happy wife is a happy life” several times now from a bunch of buddies who’ve been married for over 5 years. There’s a truth to every saying, just as there’s a truth to every joke. Hence, I’m wondering why. Is the reason why guys say this phrase so much because as soon
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It’s Valentine’s Day and “Love is in the air, everywhere I look around….” John Paul Young. Let’s talk about love and relationships. If you’re single, maybe this song makes you sick? If I didn’t have anybody to cozy up with at night, I’d probably randomly hurl at the site of lovers rubbing their noses and holding
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