You might have the cheap disease, which will hurt the quality of your life. On your road to financial independence, you want to spend enough to enjoy everyday without worrying about running out of money. 4pm – 5:15pm was our doubles court time. At 4:05pm, our 4th player group texted us to say he was waiting for […]
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Want to spend lots of money and not feel bad? Only after publishing CD Investment Alternatives did I realize the article is irrelevant to those of you who don’t save or don’t save much. I’m always trying to make my articles as relevant and helpful to as many readers as possible, so I apologize for skipping over
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Would you give up all the pleasures in life to pay off your mortgage early? One man did, which is amazing. Before we get to his story, let me share my own mortgage pay off story. I bought my first property a week after turning 26. It was a two bedroom, two bathroom, 1,000 sqft
For the record, I believe having at least 10 million dollars is the ideal amount of money to retire early today. Given interest rates have come down over the past 40+ years, the value of cash flow has gone up. Inflation is also pick up. Retirees and investors need a lot more capital to generate
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Only 10% of the population makes more than ~$113,000 a year, but if you live in the San Francisco Bay Area, it seems as if everybody is making six figures or more due to sky high housing prices. Let’s hear from my friend Chris, who so happens to make a healthy income working at one of
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The following is a review post by my good friend Sydney, who’ve I’ve brought on board to write more frequently here on Financial Samurai. This is a sponsored review. We all love to have choices. Being able to choose our jobs, where we live, what cars to drive, and what we do with our money
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Do frugal people have an unfair competitive advantage when it comes to accumulating a prodigious amount of wealth because they were just born that way? I’m beginning to wonder based on two things that happened recently. 1) Homejoy, a three year old housecleaning startup, decided to close its doors after raising about $40 million in
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Have you ever wondered what the average net worth is of your peers? It’s probably impossible to know for sure unless they show you a spreadsheet and tell you. However, it’s possible to make an estimate based on their income, age, real assets, and spending habits. People always say that you’re the average of five
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Today’s post comes from a reader named Melissa who is facing the expensive decision of trying IVF with her husband in order to have their first child. Infertility is a sensitive and grappling topic that many couples are facing today. We’re having children later now due to our careers, and many of us are struggling
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I’ve only got two credit cards: one for personal use, and one for business use. I like concentrating all my spending on one card so I can get maximum points to buy things like a home theater system, nights at the Halekulani Hotel, gasoline cards, and tennis racket grips! Credit card reward points have value
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