According to The Wall Street Journal, the average net worth per person in America was $182,000 back in 2010. Then came a 2014 Credit Suisse survey highlighting the average net worth in America is a whopping $301,000 (see pic)! Now in 2017, the average net worth for Americans is even higher thanks to a bull market […]
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If we want to boost government revenue, then renters should pay more taxes. With more renters paying more taxes, we can better fight for equality and help all people. The more people who can pitch into pay taxes, the stronger our economy. Every winter and spring, millions of homeowners across America pay their property taxes.
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If you want maximum happiness, there is an ideal income to earn. After this ideal income level, unfortunately, not much more happiness will be achieved. Therefore, you want to make up to the ideal income level and no more so you don’t waste too much energy and time. You also don’t want to pay too
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Once you become a real millionaire, not much is going to change. For example, even millionaires can’t resist free lunches and free goodies! It’s been a hectic second week back after labor day and I’m so encouraged by what I’m seeing in the economy. It’s as if the world decided to suddenly get back to
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One of my old friends, Peter mentioned the other day that he got engaged. He’s 37 and she’s 28. They met about 4 years ago at a bar when he was somewhat inebriated but immediately hit it off. Peter isn’t exactly the most studly looking guy standing at 5′ 7″ with a belly hanging over
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You know America is great when a guy named Tim Geithner can evade $34,000 in taxes, get appointed to become the US Treasury Secretary puppet, AND make repeated claims in the press to raise taxes in 2011! Well of course it’s a good idea to raise taxes if you can evade them as craftily as
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As an early retiree since 2012, let me share with you the secret to early retirement. I originally wrote this post in 2010 when I was desperately seeking to leave my arduous finance job. I had been working in banking for 11 years and was completely burned out. Now that I have more than a
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California is broke. And some would argue the poor are bringing the poor and middle class down with them. Governor Schwarzenegger declared that some 200,000 California state workers are to receive minimum wage. That’s earnings of just $15,000 a year to help shore up the budget deficit. $15,000 is quite a salary cut from the
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The Simple Dollar book by Trent Hamm comes as close to a page turning thriller as a personal finance book can get! I read the book in a couple days when I went on a business trip. It is quite enjoyable how Trent integrates his personal life with personal finance teachings. If you’re a personal finance
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As of this moment, spending money makes me sick! I used to spend on average $1,300 a month on my one and only personal credit card, but for the past three consecutive months I’ve spent $2,500-$3,000! So what caused this sudden jump in consumerism you might wonder? Well, part of it was due to a
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