Whenever I write about an investment decision I make in a post or newsletter, someone gets upset. I’ll get a spiteful comment about how I’m market timing my decision. What someone does with their money has no bearing on what happens with your money. You have the freedom to make one giant paper money statue […]
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Every two years, the Bureau of Labor Statistics comes out with a fascinating amount of data bout the U.S. consumer. For the latest data that came out in 2019, the average expenditure per consumer unit for 2017 was $60,060, a 4.8% increase from 2016 levels. Out of the $60,060 average consumer expenditure, healthcare expenditure was
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Want to earn more money and pay less taxes? We all do. Let’s talk about three of my favorite ways to earn more and pay less. John F. Kennedy once said, “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.” I took his message to heart when
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We know the average spending for American households over the age of 65 is a surprisingly high $45,756 a year or $3,800 a month according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Now let’s look at the average consumer expenditure per year in more detail. Given the average Social Security benefit is only $17,532 a year,
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What’s great about America is that we’ve got a highly productive workforce that grinds like no other. We invent some of the greatest products and consistently build some of the largest companies in the world. But we are also increasingly suffering from mental illness. As a result, more of us need to take mental sick
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There will undoubtedly be tremendous turbulence in our lives that will test our faith. But controlling what we can control is a vital part of growth and happiness. My favorite thing to control is work ethic. Because I realized early on I neither had the mental or physical talent to surpass my peers, the only
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With the racism and sexual assault allegations that have befallen the Governor of Virginia, the Attorney General of Virginia, and the Lt. Governor of Virginia, I was reminded of all the racist altercations I experienced growing up in Virginia for public high school and public university in the mid-to-late 90s. They were instrumental for personal
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According to the IRS, the average refund check paid out so far for the 2018 tax year has been $1,865, down 8.5% from $2,035 at the same point the year prior. There’s now growing rage online from the middle class that they’ve been bamboozled by the Tax Cuts And Jobs Act. But the reality is,
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The maximum Social Security benefit you can receive as of 2019 is $2,861, or roughly 2.4% higher year over year due to a cost of living adjustment. The amount will continue to go up anywhere from 1% – 2.5% on average forever, depending on a cost of living adjustment index. However, the average Social Security
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Like clockwork, every year the Polar Vortex hits the majority of America with a winter chill that makes people wonder what’s the point of living. It boggles my mind that for roughly four months of the year, the Midwest and the East Coast are buried in snow and sub zero cold temperatures. Life is already
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