One of the main reasons why I wrote my WSJ bestseller, Buy This, Not That was to help readers feel less regret by making wiser choices. Regret is one of the worst feelings, especially if it is a type of regret that could have been prevented through knowledge. The easiest way to stop saying, “If […]
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Not only are we born with creativity, but we also have the power to become more creative with effort. The more creative you are the happier you will likely be. There is a tremendous amount of fulfillment when you create something from nothing. Being more creative could make you more money as well. It takes
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Here in the San Francisco tech startup scene, we have a term called “the trough of sorrow.” The trough of sorrow refers to the sadness that comes after a setback or a big win. After a setback, you’re tasked with finding product-market fit to survive given your company has a limited runway of cash. You
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One of my goals on Financial Samurai is to share different perspectives. Roughly 15% of the world’s population (1+ billion), lives with some form of disability, of whom 2-4% experience significant difficulties in functioning. This is the minority group I’m most passionate about fighting for in this extremely competitive world. My hope is that more
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Are you an underdog looking to succeed in this brutally competitive world? Do people ignore you, discredit you, think you’re dirt, or even hate you for just being you? Well, welcome aboard! I’ve been the underdog my entire life. The number of rejections I’ve experienced is too large to count. But you know what? I
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After 2.5 long years, Buy This, Not That: How To Spend Your Way To Freedom, is now available for purchase! Pick up a hardcopy on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or your local bookstore. It also became an instant Wall Street Journal bestseller! To celebrate, I’d like to share what makes a great nonfiction finance book
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One of the best strategies to get ahead is to convince people you stink when you’re actually pretty good. By posturing yourself as inferior, you lower other people’s expectations of you. Once people think you’re not much of a threat, that’s when you can better navigate your way to victory! This post is for those
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As a kid, I loved watching martial arts movies. Drunken Master starring Jackie Chan was one of my favorites. So when I stumbled across a new old show called Kung Fu starring David Carradine, I was thrilled! I was eight years old and attending Taipei American School at the time. Each summer, I’d go back
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When you’re young and naive, you tend to want to do things the right way. You’re taught by adults that cheating and lying are wrong. As you get older and wiser, you start to become aware of people gaming the system to get ahead. What you also realize is those who game the system seem
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Quitting is considered a dirty word. I’ve always had the view you should never give up if you want to achieve your goals. Even if you break both legs, you better drag yourself through the mud and rain to reach glory on the other side! However, as I grow older, I’m slowly coming to accept
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