Striving for status and fame is an anathema to the Financial Samurai way. Instead of trying to get famous, it’s much better to just be rich and stealth. When you are rich and not famous, you are more free to do as you please. But things weren’t always this way. When I first started Financial […]
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We all suffer from some level of financial insecurity because society can be cruel. The future is always unknown, as the global pandemic has shown us! Financial insecurity is the reason why we tend to stay in cash long after the signs of a recession are over. Financial insecurity is the reason why we work
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To have a top one percent net worth is an impressive achievement. Your net worth is literally higher than 99 percent of the population. However, what is a top one percent net worth amount exactly? Further, it’s probably more appropriate to shoot for a top one percent net worth by age, not the overall top
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So you want to build a new luxury master bathroom. You’re spending more time at home post pandemic. Further, your existing master bathroom is getting old. Let me share the true cost of building a luxury master bathroom after building a couple of main bathrooms before. Despite my frugal nature, there is one area where I
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Parents looking to leave work, listen up! As someone who literally wrote the book on how to negotiate a severance, let me share with you a severance negotiation success story if you want to leave your job to spend more time with your kids. Severance negotiation success stories give uncertain employees more confidence to negotiate
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Learn more about how to reduce your 401K mutual fund fees through portfolio analysis with Personal Capital.
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The sooner you start planning for retirement the better. Too many people wake up 20 years from now and wonder where all their money went. By having specific financial goals by age, your retirement will be more comfortable than if you had decided to just wing it. I suspect being overwhelmed with choices is one
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If you plan to retire, it’s good to know what age do most people retire in America. You don’t want to be a misfit and retire too soon. Otherwise, what are you going to do with the rest of your life? You also don’t want to retire too late and miss out on doing all
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If you want to leave your heirs as much money as possible, you should probably die in a state with no estate tax or inheritance tax. If you can’t die in a state with no estate tax or no inheritance tax, then at least die in one that has a very high estate threshold before
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If you’ve got a pension, count yourself as one of the lucky ones. A pension is more valuable than you realize. With a pension, you won’t be forced to lower your safe withdrawal rate in retirement like those of use who don’t have pensions. This post will help you calculate the value of a pension.
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