Let’s look at the best strategies to get out of debt. Once you get out of debt, you will likely become happier because you will feel less financial burden. I graduated from business school in 2006 with roughly $55,000 in student loans. Although $55,000 is a lot to pay off, I was already a “debt […]
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Partially due to the pandemic, partly due to larger balances, more people are wondering whether they should withdraw funds from a 401k or IRA before retirement to help pay for life. There are plenty of reasons to withdraw money from a 401k or IRA early. Unfortunately, some people go too far and end up using
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Are you looking to buy investment property? Smart move given there is a ~4 million undersupply of homes and the economy is strong. This article will discuss how to correctly value and analyze an investment property for maximum potential profits. I’ve been a real estate investor since 2003 and have made millions in capital gains
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Hopefully, everyone who has access to a 401k is contributing to a 401k. To not do so is a mistake you don’t want to realize when you’re old and unwilling or unable to work. This post will discuss all the top 401k mistakes that hurt your retirement. Let us be clear. The government isn’t going
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Despite reported rents going down anywhere from 15% for 2-bedrooms to 30% for studios in San Francisco, San Francisco real estate prices keep going up in 2020. The question is, how come? As a resident of San Francisco since 2001, a homeowner since 2003, a landlord since 2005, and a personal finance blogger since 2009,
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Unfortunately, some people think they got a severance package when they really didn’t. Instead, they got mandatory WARN Act pay, which is required by law when a company does a mass layoff. Let me share when a severance package is not a severance package. This way, you’ll learn how to better negotiate for one the
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Want to learn how to get laid off? Let me introduce the “it’s not you it’s me” strategy. This strategy will help you feel less guilty when you’re trying to leave a firm with a nice severance epackage. Guys have it tough. We have to always make the first move when we want to talk
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Tax-free profits in real estate is just one of many reasons why real estate is my favorite asset class to build long-term wealth. As someone who experienced more than nine years of the early retirement movement, I’ve noticed a growing trend to forsake owning for renting. Commonly cited reasons are cost, flexibility to move and potentially higher
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I’m always searching for reasons why things are the way they are. It’s also fun to connect the dots and come up with an investment thesis to make a lot of money. What I’ve recently discovered is that because the minimum qualifying income required to purchase a house is so low, there is still a
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Are you wondering: Should I work on Wall Street? I worked on Wall Street at Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse (RIP) for 13 years. It was a good career that enabled me to retire early at age 34, build passive income for financial independence, and grow Financial Samurai without the stress of making it profitable.
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