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The Time I Almost Bought A Bentley: The Crazy Ways We Justify Our Spending

I almost bought a Bentley Continental. Let me share how I almost wasted six figures on a car I didn’t need. After going down to City Hall to get my reconveyance letter (proof of ownership) for a property I paid off in 2015, I decided to pop into the Range Rover dealer several blocks away for […]

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Are You A Financial Dumb Ass? Be Honest With Yourself To Get Rich

Every now and again, I stumble across something that makes me wonder, “Are you a financial dumb ass?” Someone forwarded me a post from a year ago where a PF blogger spent $60,000 on a luxury car right after revealing his net worth was only $55,000! He clearly violated my 1/10th rule for car buying everyone

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Why Tough Love Is Important When It Comes To Your Finances

Years ago, I once knew someone who was unhappy with her husband. Let’s call her Nancy. To fill her void, Nancy went on dates with various men while her husband stayed late at work. At the cafeteria one day, Nancy mentioned she was falling in love with one of her men named Jack. Jack was handsome, single, charming, and

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How To Stop Being Taken For Granted By Your Spouse Once You’re Rich

Being taken for granted sucks. Let’s how to stop being taken for granted by your spouse once you guys have gotten rich. Next time you go out to eat, notice who digs in first, who refrains until others have their share, and who decides to serve others before eating. The person you want to marry

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Sports Hustling As A Way To Make Extra Money

No sooner had I published Income Profiles Of Financially Free People, did I get an e-mail from one of my online business partners saying, “NO WAY! Those profiles are absurd!” Since he pays many full-time bloggers at least a hundred thousand dollars a year, he was the last person I thought to not believe there are plenty of enterprising people

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Bankers, Techies, Doctors, And Lawyers: You’ll Never Get Rich Working For Someone Else

There’s a lot of wealth to be made in this world. And yet there’s so much truth to the saying you’ll never get rich working for someone else. You might think that sounds crazy. But, when you look at the super rich, you’ll realize the majority of them were able to get rich by hiring

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Step As Close To The Edge As Possible To Love Your Life More

If you go close to the edge, you’ll realize what’s possible. In my quest to make my life worse, to ultimately make life more enjoyable, I’ve continued to look for full-time work to test my resolve.  Every time I step into an interview room, I change my mindset from a guy with financial freedom, to a

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