If you’re looking for a car buying rule, let me introduce you to the 1/10th rule for car buying. The 1/10th rule will help you spend responsibly, reduce your car ownership stress, and boost your net worth over time. It is the #1 car buying rule today. If you buy an overpriced car, it is […]
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On July 15, 2009, I introduced the “Go Broke To Win Big” budgeting system to help readers better manage their money. Today, having a strong budgeting system is more important than ever. There is so much uncertainty in the world, having a financial plan is supremely important! The Go Broke To Win Big budgeting system
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So you want to build a new luxury master bathroom. You’re spending more time at home post pandemic. Further, your existing master bathroom is getting old. Let me share the true cost of building a luxury master bathroom after building a couple of main bathrooms before. Despite my frugal nature, there is one area where I
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If you want to get rich, you might as well see how high net worth individuals invest. Specifically, it’s good to see the asset allocation breakdown of the very rich. Then, you can follow what rich people do with their money to boost your chances of getting rich as well. In a previous post we learned that the
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One of the best ways to sell a house is either via the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) or through a pocket listing. I wouldn’t go the self-listing route, unless you are a licensed real estate agent, a real estate attorney, or already have a buyer lined up. There’s too much at stake, especially now. In
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Since the global pandemic, used car prices have gone way up. Everybody is buying a car instead of taking transportation. This post looks into the best time of the year to buy a car so you can save money. My 13 year old SUV named Moose feels like it’s on its last legs. There’s a
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You may ask yourself: why start a business? The better question to ask yourself is: why haven’t I started a business already! The pandemic forced many of us to get creative. And business formation has skyrocketed since 2020. When I started Financial Samurai in 2009, I didn’t start it as a business. I started this
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Parents looking to leave work, listen up! As someone who literally wrote the book on how to negotiate a severance, let me share with you a severance negotiation success story if you want to leave your job to spend more time with your kids. Severance negotiation success stories give uncertain employees more confidence to negotiate
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The best way to get rich is to turn funny money into real assets. By turning funny money gains into real assets, you increase your chances of holding onto your gains. But what is funny money? Funny money is money that is built upon far out assumptions that may never come true. Funny money is
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Learn more about how to reduce your 401K mutual fund fees through portfolio analysis with Personal Capital.
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