Getting ahead is about production, not skill. This article will prove to you why people with no special skills or talent can find success as well. Back in 2017, a tall Ukrainian fella by the name of Alex came to visit my open house for rent. My five, 20-something-year old tenants had just turned over, […]
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I don’t think there’s enough support for fathers and stay at home dads. Men also don’t share their issues and feelings as readily as women for some reason. As a result, I’d like to change this by sharing more fatherhood stories and raising awareness about what many fathers go through in silence. This post is
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The largest severance package is over one billion dollars! Let me share with you who got such a record severance package amount and why you can negotiate a severance package as well. Over the years, I’ve received some doubt from three types of people regarding the feasibility of negotiating a severance package. The first set
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I have a guest post from one of my fellow blogger, Joe from Retire by 40. Joe is good guy who also happily does his own thing. I’ve known Joe for about 14 years and we live quite similar lives. The main difference is that he was able to convince his wife to continue working
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Now is the most exciting time for job hoppers everywhere. The economy is rebounding. The light is at the end of the tunnel for when the pandemic will end. I’m convinced we’ll see more employee turnover across all industries than over the past two years combined. There are people itching to leave their firms for better opportunities
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The best time for parents to go back to work is dictated by nature. You don’t have to overthink things too much once you’ve run the financial numbers. Over the past two years, I’ve gotten to know another stay-at-home dad in the neighborhood. Bob has a boy who is also two years old. We try
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Revealing your financial independence plans too soon is a mistake. As the pioneer of the modern-day FIRE movement who has established FIRE rules, premature revelation is a no-no! When I started Financial Samurai in July 2009, I only told my Japanese colleague who sat next to me, nobody else. I didn’t want any colleagues who
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If you want to get rich you need to go where the highest paying jobs are. The highest paying jobs come from the fastest growing, economically strongest companies. The best city in the world to make money is San Francisco hands down. Getting rich, like dating, is a numbers game. If you’re in a room
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I originally wrote this post on July 12, 2009, during the worst of the Global Financial Crisis. I had just started this site in my living room because I was worried I was going to lose all my money and get let go. So I started pontificating, “Do rich people try harder?” “Why do some
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One of the funniest things I’ve come across are people who want to gain experience, but aren’t willing to sacrifice. Changing jobs or industries means you’ll likely need to take a pay cut and put in a lot of time. Several years ago, there was a lot of debate regarding employers taking advantage of their free interns. So, like
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