Is it sad to say that only until I started this post did I realize Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving? No, seriously, I had no idea, which means that I never buy anything on Black Friday because I’m working or up in Tahoe baby! Could there be anything more silly than taking a […]
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What would you do with $250,000 right now? Imagine waking up one morning to see a Genie at the foot of your bed with milk and cookies. She grants you the wish of converting your future earnings or current illiquid net worth into $250,000 cash. For example, say you were to work for 20 more years
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There’s only been one bank that has consistently treated me like cow poop all these years and that’s Bank of America. When I saw its shares dip to $6.5 (-45% YTD) during our S&P downgrade meltdown, I couldn’t help but wonder whether it was just karma striking back. Granted, Bank of America has some wonderful people working
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Don’t buy stuff you cannot afford. It’s a simple mantra to help you get rich. For some reason, some continue to not pay off their credit card bills every month. Can you believe this nonsense? Who willingly buys something they cannot afford, and then pays massive interest on something for months, if not years? That’s just
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If you haven’t heard, the United States of America is having some serious state budget problems! It’s estimated that 44 out of 50 states will have a budget shortfall for fiscal year 2012, which starts on July 1, 2011. The largest absolute dollar offender is my home state of California, with a $25.4 BILLION shortfall. That
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You might have heard recently that an unemployed architect by the name of Mark Epple found a whopping 12 carat, yellow diamond ring when he and his family was skiing in Vail. The first thing that came to mind was who wears a 12 carat diamond ring? That must be so gaudy! My second thought
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What’s so bad about those who just want to regular people and have some fun? Perhaps they are too lazy and afraid to dream bigger. So I often I come across people with a no-can-do mindset. If you want to grow your wealth, invest, and retire a millionaire, you want more than regular people. Most
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If you’re getting ready to go clubbing again after the global pandemic, here’s a clubber’s guide to saving money and having a good time! I wrote this post back in 2011. No more clubbing for this father of two young children! In my younger days I used to go out clubbing with friends and regularly
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There is speculation that Price William and Kate’s wedding will cost anywhere between $30 million to $50 million dollars. Now that is a royal wedding! Surely, that’s a ridiculous amount of money for one day of fun with friends, family, and dignitaries no? It’s not like the British economy is doing much better than the US economy.
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It’s safe to say that before you began reading this post, you had no idea you were blinking. Blink, blink, blink. Whatcha going to do about it now that you are aware of your fluttering eyelids? My guess is that your memory will last as long as a gnat, and you’ll forget as soon as
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