When the state of California raised the sales tax by another 1% on April 1, 2009 I was pretty pissed. What kind of government expects their residents to pay a whopping 10% tax on everything they buy? Pedro doesn’t want to pay $200 in taxes on his $2,000 60-inch LCD TV. Nancy shouldn’t have to […]
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Why is everybody leaving Obama for someone else? This was the question I raised on October 11, 2010 when people started leaving. It’s interesting, because we kind of only think that many people left Trump during his administration. Despite persistent insistence of economic improvement, President Obama has lost more than half of his key economic
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Instead of Twitter love, what about Twitter war? I’ve been on Twitter since 2009 and I’m also a shareholder. Twitter is a truly amazing platform. I’m impressed with how some can literally Twitter all day and not get tired. There is definitely an addictive element to Twitter which makes the program so alluring. There are a
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It’s safe to say that before you began reading this post, you had no idea you were blinking. Blink, blink, blink. Whatcha going to do about it now that you are aware of your fluttering eyelids? My guess is that your memory will last as long as a gnat, and you’ll forget as soon as
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Anybody can sell their services but not everybody can build and sustain a fruitful relationship. This is why making money is easier than building relationships. How many sets of friends have you had over your lifetime? How many acquaintances have come and gone? Too many in my mind. The other day, I became dismayed by one blogger
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My first car was pretty crappy. How about yours? I firmly believing owning a cheap car is one of the best decisions you can ever make to achieve financial freedom. And I’m saying this as someone who helped start the FIRE movement in 2009. After getting my driver’s license at 17, I talked to my
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The best football conference is the Pac 12 in 2021-2022 baby! Go Bears! But actually, the best football conference is probably the Big Ten based on all the stats back when I first wrote this post in 2010. 1. Big Ten F/+ Top 25 teams: 5 (35.7 percent)Sagarin divisional ranks: No. 3 (East division), No.
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Good day brilliant minds! I thought it would be helpful to do a recap of the conclusions from this past week’s posts given we had over 200 comments. Understanding happiness, taxes, and net worth is key. The purpose of these articles is to get people thinking about issues so we can be more open minded.
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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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