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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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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Did you know that you can negotiate a severance before you’re hired? It’s a smart way to maximize your exit package. The following is a guest post from ESI Money, a blog that focuses on achieving financial independence through earning, saving, and investing (ESI). It’s written by a fifty-something ex-executive who’s now enjoying the fruits
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If you’re about to go out on your own and create a business, congratulations. Becoming an entrepreneur, especially an online entrepreneur is a good idea in this environment. When the government can’t shut you down due to a pandemic or whatever reason, having an online business becomes more valuable. Before you start on your entrepreneurial
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If you want to build better relationships you need to have a high level of emotional intelligence. This post will highlight how you can build better relationships by keeping things close. Fresh from an 11 day trip to the US Open in New York, the first thing I did after returning to San Francisco was
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According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Income and Poverty Report In The United States, real median household income data reached all-time highs in 2022 at $76,330. However, it declined by 2.3% to $74,580 in the latest report released in 2H 2023. For 2025, the real median household income is about $80,000. Wonderful! In the prior
Real Median Household Income By Race Reaches Record Highs For All! Read More »
If you want to make money post-pandemic, I think you’ve got to focus on big city living again. Big cities are where there will be the most number of job opportunities, entrepreneurial opportunities, investment opportunities and networking opportunities. Further, as companies reduce headcount due to over-hiring, you want to be at the headquarters at big
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Are you wondering: Is an MBA a big waste of time and money? With the cost of MBA tuition going way up and missing out on two years worth of work, getting an MBA is more expensive than ever before. I got my MBA from UC Berkeley in 2006, but I did so part-time over
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I’ve written extensively about how to get laid off in order to get a severance package and ultimately live a more purposeful life. While learning how to get laid off is a fantastic way to learn how to never get laid off, in this post I’d like to share some direct advice on how to get paid
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Do you make as much as a union worker electrician? Chances are greater than 50% you do not. This post explores how people with regular jobs can make six figures a year no problem. The media loves misery. There’s definitely a lot of bad out there, but does the media really have to focus on suffering
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