Why More Public Schools Will Eventually Rank Higher Than Private Schools

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Ever since the college admissions bribery scandal in 2019, I’ve been patiently waiting for society to start viewing public schools in a higher light. I postulated that some public schools will eventually be viewed as more prestigious than many private schools since it’s harder to bribe your way in. Getting into public universities is all […]

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Primary Residence Value As A Percentage Of Net Worth Guide

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Given our primary residence is likely one of our largest assets, buying responsibly is prudent. At the same time, living a better lifestyle by owning a nicer home as we get wealthier is also something many people desire. Therefore, let’s try and figure out what our appropriate primary residence value should be as a percentage

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Leverage International Geoarbitrage To Live A Better Life For Less

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Today’s guest post is from Jim at Route To Retire, an early retiree. His family of three decided to leverage international geoarbitrage to start a brand new life in Panama. Jim is living a life that I eventually want to try once both our kids are old enough to remember their adventures (5+). If you’ve

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Most Working Americans Don’t Pay Federal Income Taxes – A Problem?

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The Tax Policy Center recently calculated most working Americans didn’t pay federal income taxes in 2020. According to the chart below, supposedly 106.8 million out of 176.2 million total income tax filers did not pay federal income taxes. That amounts to 60.6 percentage of Americans don’t pay federal income tax! Given there are roughly 332

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If You Want To Be Nicer, Get Richer: A Surprise Apology Letter

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They say money can’t buy happiness. But what if having money can make you less stressed, less jealous, less combative, less anxious, and more joyful? Then surely having more money can at least make you nicer right? I think so. My first realization with this correlation between niceness and wealth occurred at the end of

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