The following is a guest post by Colleen Kong-Savage, a graphic artist in New York City. She writes and illustrates at Konga Line: Children Are Beastly. Let’s discuss should the man pick up the tab on a date. I am on the dating scene again after sadly breaking up with my boyfriend of two years. But […]
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Do you know what’s crazy? Spending $25,000 – $30,000 on the average cost of a wedding in America if you make a median household income of $52,000. What’s worse is going into debt to get married, especially since there’s a 50% chance it won’t last! In many Asian countries, the parents of the bride foot
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After reading Sam’s How To Prevent Your Wealthy Man From Straying, I’ve been thinking a lot about my own situation. You see, I’m the mother of three boys, and I’m the wealthy one in the relationship. As a government employee, I make about $78,000 a year, but my wealth really comes from my parents, who
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It’s always a good idea to make more money. If you can make more money by doing nothing, all the better! The key way to make money doing nothing is to invest. Even if your investments don’t appreciate in value, they will spit out passive income if you invest in the right assets. But let
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Holding onto a wealthy man can be tough. His ego tends to grow as he becomes more attractive to other people. This post shows how to prevent your wealth man from straying. A female friend asked me over a drink one day whether I had any tips on how she can lock down her husband forever.
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Money guilt is something I’ve been suffering for a long time. Ever since my friend died in a car accident when he was 15 and I was 13, I’ve felt guilty. He was one of the most popular kids in school. Why did he have to die? Why was I given the chance to live,
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You might have heard about all the Google bus protestors in the Mission District as techies move in and cause rents to rise. Long-time residents are displaced by landlords who want to evict and sell their buildings to buyers who turn around and rent the same units for market prices. Multi-unit buildings are under rent
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Are you wondering what do you have left to prove? I’ve been wondering this a lot lately after 12 years of writing on Financial Samurai. I’m tired, and I don’t think I have anything left to prove. However, I also like to keep busy. I like conflict because it gives me motivation to try harder.
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If your parents were more strict on you growing up, you might have tried harder, gotten richer, and become more successful. What do you think? The earliest memory I have of my father disciplining me was when I threw a hissy fit as a 4th grader. I went into his office and tore up all
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When we’re born into this world, we don’t have a clue what money is. Thus, we all start out with a financial disconnect that’s due to a lack of awareness. But, over time we’re taught the value of money as well as financial awareness. But even as adults, some people still suffer from financial disconnect.
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