When we’re born into this world, we don’t have a clue what money is. Thus, we all start out with a financial disconnect that’s due to a lack of awareness. But, over time we’re taught the value of money as well as financial awareness. But even as adults, some people still suffer from financial disconnect. […]
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The biggest problem I see in society is the widening gap between the rich and the poor. When CEOs make 300X their average worker’s salary and the top 5% own roughly 74% of all the assets, we’ve got some serious wealth inequality here! However, perhaps we need to take more personal responsibility about why the
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Here are the top Financial Samurai articles of 2013. 2013 was a great year because it was the first full year after I left my day job in finance for good. I’m updating this post eight years later in 2021 to see how far I’ve come. 2013 Was A Productive Year I’m always curious to
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For the first time since 1995, the US Government has finally shut down thanks to no agreement between the Democratic controlled Senate and the Republican controlled House in passing any federal spending bills for 2014. The key point of contention was the Republican party’s desire to prevent the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) from happening. As
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Do you have money envy? I think we all do. Money envy tends to get you down and not appreciate what you have. As I was taking in the trash bins this morning, I noticed my neighbor pull out of his garage in a brand new, $48,000 Toyota 4Runner Limited Edition SUV. Before now, all
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I want to fix America and make things better for our children. We cannot fix anything through complaining. Instead, solutions must be made and implemented. Of course no solution will be perfect, as there will always be a group of people who feel unduly hurt by new proposals. That said, during tough times, tough choices
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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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Moral hazard is the way of life. We don’t like the government, but just look at the government spend trillions in stimulus to bail out America during the 2020 coronavirus pandemic? Everybody was quietly watching the puppet show at the Asian Art Museum when I hear a “boooooooP!” What was that, I think to myself
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Freement is great! But what is freemen? For those of you who don’t know, I’m a recovering car fanatic. Funny enough, the way I deal with my addiction is to go to the BMW dealer! I also go to the Audi, Mercedes, Honda, Land Rover and Porsche dealers too, but only the BMW dealer is
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My SUV is sweet. Why is it that some hybrid vehicle drivers eventually start looking down at non hybrid-owning drivers in disdain? Is the “holier-than-thou” complex too hard to contain during flights of fuel sipping passion? It’s natural to feel that whatever you purchase is the right purchase. After all, if I overpaid for a
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