Hope everybody had a wonderful Christmas! We spent time catching up with family and exchanging small gifts. Nobody went overboard on spending, which is exactly the way we all like it. My parents have a penchant for re-gifting things for Christmas from many years ago. And most of this year’s presents are no different. One of the […]
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Unbelievably, “Are Credit Cards Weapons Of Mass Financial Destruction?” won CreditCardChaser’s $500 AMEX Love/Hate challenge! I plan to use the proceeds to purchase toys for underprivileged youth. And in the spirit of personal finance discussions, I’m curious how you would spend $500 on kids if the choice was yours. I’ll share 5 possible ways to
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What is it that makes us happy? It could be a million different things. There’s no single answer. So much of it is in our mindset though. And, happiness seems to come easier to some people than others. But let’s try and narrow down what happiness really is and what it stems from. So, if
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Jane White’s book America, Welcome To The Poorhouse is an angry rant that you just may agree with incessantly. Author Bio: Jane White is Founder & President of Retirement Solutions, LLC, which promotes 401(k) reform and provides investment education. Publisher: FT Press. A compact 247-pages in hardcover. Summary: America, Welcome To The Poorhouse is one angry,
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Thanks for reading Financial Samurai! Here’s a look back at what was happening the week of 11/30/2009. The US consumer was strong despite a bumpy stock market. Funny enough, much the same can be said today in 2021. The US consumer is alive and kicking! With the world stock markets crashing last week, nobody really
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There’s a fine line between being a jerk and being constructive. As a parent, manager, spouse, or friend, most of the time we just want what’s best for others. The problem is, we’re afraid to offend and we therefore lose any ability to help. There’s no better reward than advising someone how to improve, and then watch
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After observing the users of promotion sites like TIP’d on Twitter, I’ve come to the conclusion that there needs to be an endless amount of self-promotion to initially move up the rankings. Nobody really cares more about you than you though. It just feels weird asking for votes. So I don’t think I’m going to bother
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It’s time to reflect on the week ending 11/15. There are plenty of online marketing sites such as PF Buzz, TIPD, FWISP, DIGG etc to highlight posts and increase breadth of readership. Anybody know which ones are the best if I had to just focus on a couple? It seems like one big popularity contest, which
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Tonight’s the night we find out who wins the World Series of Poker Main Event! The showdown is between Darvin Moon with 59 million chips and Joe Cada with 136 million chips. Despite the chip differential, players know that things can turn quickly in heads up poker. Anybody with enough patience, and a good amount
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It’s time for another Katana with the favorites of the week 11/8. I have to admit, it takes a little more for me to get excited about topics in the personal finance arena because there’s generally a consistent rehash of themes we all know we should be doing, like spending less than you earn. I’m
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