Although Social Security is underfunded by ~22%, I believe Social Security will make us all millionaires in retirement. Let me explain, especially with the massive cost-of-living adjustment for 2022. When I was driving home from San Mateo one day I took a wrong turn and ended up at Hillsdale Mall. There I saw an amazing […]
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The following is a guest post from Chris, a fella I met while stranded in Frankfurt, en route home from my business trip to Switzerland and Mallorca to do more research on the happiest countries in the world. Chris has a dilemma and could use the community’s help! – Sam It was early evening when
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The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) came out with a interesting report that chronicles the top one percent income levels by State. To save you the hassle of reading the whole report, let me share with you some of their charts, and my own thoughts on the subject for your review. The EPI is a liberal,
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The other day I asked a very wealthy entrepreneur about his main financial concern. He’s probably worth anywhere between $50 million to $75 million dollars. Given he has so much money, I thought his answer would be more philosophical, like “making sure my kids appreciate the value of money,” or “how to create a lasting legacy.”
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In the spring of 2012, I hung up my sword after working in finance since 1999. But I’ve discovered it’s impossible to stay retired once you retire early. There was actually a hiccup the very last day of work, a Friday. When I was e-mailing some personal files from my work account to my personal account
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I hope everybody is locked and loaded to get… loaded again! It doesn’t matter what new year it is. Every year we should have a goal to make more money, save more cash, and growth our net worth. Only after you’ve achieve financial independence can you take things down. Let me first discuss five basic
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Published on 11/22/2014, updated on March 25, 2021 as I go through my 13th month of lockdown. I’m trying to build grit and perseverance as I care for my two children and wife. Life is funny. I remember looking out my new living room window one morning and seeing the Farallon Islands for the first
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There’s active income and then there’s passive income. If you want to achieve financial independence, you’ve got to build as much passive income as possible to covered your desired living expenses. However, I believe active income is much more enjoyable than passive income. Making money while not doing anything is the ideal scenario, or so
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If you want to get rich or simply just grow your wealth, first you have to be willing to save more money. Then, you have to be willing to smartly invest that money to beat inflation and benefit from compounding returns. But, perhaps you’re in need of motivation to save more money. Funny or not,
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When we first graduate, we have little-to-no options since we know nothing. We’re a cost center that does what we are told and likes it. We develop skills that provide us more options over time. We look for better opportunities or ask for raises with more skills. Sometimes we get complacent and just stick with a company
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