Over a two-year period, I gave over 500 rides driving for Uber. It was an eye-opening experience that helped me also build up my Solo 401(k) balance. Let me share why I’m no longer willing to drive for Uber. In part one of this two part series, we discussed seven reasons why everybody should work a […]
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Do you want fame and fortune? Are you seeking more prestige and money? Well let me share you how. When you hear of Carl Icahn, what do you think? I think billionaire activist investor who fights for minority shareholders, shakes up inefficient management, and finds a way to unlock value through obvious company changes. Carl’s push to
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The following is a guest post by Colleen Kong Savage, an illustrator and designer transitioning from SAHM for over a decade to trying to make it on her own as a freelancer. She discusses why it’s so hard to ask for what we’re worth. Why does asking for money make so many of us squirm?
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After being held in captivity for too long, animals released into the wild tend to die due to starvation or attack. They no longer know how to hunt for their own food or use their claws to fend off predators. Are humans who’ve worked a day job all their lives like the animals we see
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I went to a San Francisco FinTech meetup to hear a founder speak the other week. He said that after he was fired from his hedge fund job in 2009, he needed something to do. He told us how he was inspired to help his friends find the best credit cards. Thus, he spent hours
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One of the side effects of reading a personal finance site is that you might end up getting a lot of anxiety, or FOMO, as the younger generation likes to call it. You read how much some folks are saving, how much they are making, and how early they’ve retired and fear you’re not doing enough!
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When we’re young, we have this idealist image of the way the world should be. Then we enter the work force, get beaten down by the system, and fork over a good amount of our earnings to the government. Suddenly, we’re no longer as much about helping other people or higher taxes anymore. Instead, we’re
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Do you know what one of the first things an employer does before interviewing a prospective employee? They Google your name to learn all about you. Therefore, to strengthen your brand, you need to have a web presence. Sites like LinkedIn and Facebook flourish because people have decided to provide these sites massive amounts of content for free. Unlike Financial
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Are you debating on whether to continue working as a contractor or go full-time? There are certainly pros and cons to each method. It’s been over two months since I started consulting at a financial tech startup and I’ve now got to make a decision to lobby for a permanent spot, stay on as a consultant
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Update 6/15/202: I’m assuming Bo got his earn out and is a very rich man now since I published this post on 3/18/2015. I’m pleased to share an interview I did with Bo Lu, the CEO of FutureAdvisor. FutureAdvisor is an algorithmic money manager with sophisticated tools to help clients manage their money. Over 300,000
