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The Average Credit Score To Qualify For A Mortgage Is Now Very High

The average credit score to qualify for a mortgage is roughly 760 in 2025, a 60 point rise since the financial crisis in 2008. As mortgage rates increase due to inflation and Fed rate hikes, it’s more important than ever to have a great credit score to get a lower mortgage interest rate. Thankfully, gone

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Surviving Off A $400K Income Biden Deems Rich Enough For Higher Taxes

President Biden has stated he will raise taxes on individuals making over $400K and married couples making over $450K to pay for his $1.8 trillion American Families Plan. Once you make more than $400K/$450K a year, President Biden wants to raise the marginal income tax rate from 37% to 39.6%. This is the return to

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The First Million Might Be The Easiest: How To Become A Millionaire By Age 30

Want to learn how to become a millionaire by 30? Here’s my story on how I reached a million dollar net worth before 30. It involved a lot of luck, a lot of effort, and a lot of risk. I believe all Financial Samurai readers will eventually become millionaires due to disciplined saving and savvy

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The Rise Of The Chief Content Officer: The Next Hot Job Of The Decade

Every year I tend to discover one significant thing that fish-slaps me in the face based on some sort of experience. This year, it’s the realization of the next high demand job of the decade: Chief Content Officer. You know how computer science and software engineering jobs have become all the rage over the past 10

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Financial Benchmarks Investors To Gauge Net Worth Performance

Without proper financial benchmarks, you don’t know whether you are getting ahead, staying in place, or getting left behind. Therefore, it’s important to choose at least one financial benchmark on your journey to riches. There is one consistent observation I’ve noticed in my journey towards financial freedom. Rich people make things more expensive for the

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Opportunity Cost Is A Spender’s Greatest Enemy: My Tesla Story

Opportunity cost is a spender’s greatest enemy. Given America has a spending problem, our country will constantly be in grave danger without adopting better financial habits. Back in 2018, I decided to join a Meetup softball league in San Francisco. I was one year into being a stay at home father and I needed to

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