Creating next-level wealth is all about next-level thinking. When you first graduate from school, you may have a desire to make six-figures a year. Then once you make six-figures and get taxed out the wazoo, you start wondering how to create next-level wealth. Next-level wealth is based on net worth, not income. Earning a top […]
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This post will explore the retirement savings by age in America. Unfortunately, the retirement savings by age is pretty low, which is why Americans need to work longer. From a personal finance writer’s point of view, I found a pot of gold with the Economic Policy Institute’s report looking at the state of American retirement.
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Here’s my July 2020 recap. From now until the end of the year. I’ve decided to focus mainly on the positives. It’s too easy to get caught up in the negatives, which is why I’ve significantly reduced my consumption of news and time spent on social media. In March 2020, I was hopeful that by
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I’m a car fanatic and maybe you are one too. This post is my drive down memory lane. I go over all the cars I’ve owned in the past and present. One of my most financially helpful, but polarizing articles is The 1/10th Rule For Car Buying Everyone Must Follow. I wrote this post to help
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If you’ve amassed a decent amount of wealth, you will likely want to leave some of it to your children. Let’s discuss some inheritance tips so we don’t screw up our children. Every financially-responsible adult who builds great wealth fears demotivating their kids. One of the reasons why my 31-year-old neighbor still lives at home
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Thanks to the unrelenting rise in the stock market since 2009, there’s now a trend on social media to share your 401k balance, especially if it’s over a million bucks. Yes, being a 401k millionaire is now a real status thing! Despite the distastefulness of bragging, just the fact that more people are talking about
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Everything in personal finance seems to go around in circles. This post will discuss when income is more important than net worth for financial freedom. In the past, I argued that it’s better to focus on net worth growth over income growth. Wealth is not taxed like income. Further, financial freedom is about living off
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Are you spoiled or clueless? Are you taking your beautiful life for granted? If you are, then try working minimum wage jobs. Better yet, work a minimum wage service job as an adult. Once you do, you’ll eradicate your feelings of entitlement! For many, life went on extreme hard mode with the coronavirus pandemic. However,
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AcreTrader is a proud sponsor of Financial Samurai. In my quest to continuously learn about new alternative assets and new promising investment platforms, I’ve invited AcreTrader to write a guest post about farmland investing. During times of uncertainty and stock market volatility, it’s nice to invest in real assets. Mark Twain once said, “Buy land.
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The average Canadian household net worth is surprisingly huge at roughly $680,000 in 2021, up from $400,151 in 2012 according to Statistics Canada. The average Canadian household net worth is roughly 2X the average U.S. household net worth. Not only is the average Canadian net worth larger than the average American net worth, the Canadian
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