The following is a guest post from Chris, a fella I met while stranded in Frankfurt, en route home from my business trip to Switzerland and Mallorca to do more research on the happiest countries in the world. Chris has a dilemma and could use the community’s help! – Sam It was early evening when […]
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Oil is a popular topic due to its surprising ~60% price drop from June 2014 to 1Q2016. Nobody could have imagined such a quick collapse in oil. I certainly didn’t when I decided to buy a Honda Fit instead of a Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited last summer! If I had known I could pump my
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Fear of investing in the stock market is real. This fear is why I’ve encountered so many people since Financial Samurai started in 2009 who have huge cash hoards. Due to fear, they decided to save their cash instead of invest it. This post is relevant for the following people: * Who distrust the stock
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The following is a guest post by Dominic. He shares his story about escaping the life of trouble and poverty towards one day reaching financial independence. He shares his journey from welfare to well-off. Reading different perspectives is what makes the Financial Samurai community so awesome. – Sam They say the best time to plant
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If you read my “Definitions Of A Middle Class Income” article, you’ll come across my theory that almost all of us identify as middle class, no matter how much we make. Post-pandemic, it’s even more important to stay in the middle class given the K-shaped recovery. Further, President Biden is focused on supporting the middle class
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I was invited to join the TaxACT How I Save blog tour which shares ways to increase your savings. Last year, TaxACT saved America over $240 million on tax preparation. The personal savings rate in the US could be better. And it is my hope in spreading knowledge on personal finance topics that more Americans will take better
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The other day I asked a very wealthy entrepreneur about his main financial concern. He’s probably worth anywhere between $50 million to $75 million dollars. Given he has so much money, I thought his answer would be more philosophical, like “making sure my kids appreciate the value of money,” or “how to create a lasting legacy.”
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I hope everybody is locked and loaded to get… loaded again! It doesn’t matter what new year it is. Every year we should have a goal to make more money, save more cash, and growth our net worth. Only after you’ve achieve financial independence can you take things down. Let me first discuss five basic
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Edward Wolff, a professor of economics at NYU put together a really shocking median net worth chart over time in 2013 dollars I wanted to share with everybody. The data highlights the median net worth four years after the 2009 global financial crisis. The main takeaways are: 1) The median net worth of middle class
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Money guilt is something I’ve been suffering for a long time. Ever since my friend died in a car accident when he was 15 and I was 13, I’ve felt guilty. He was one of the most popular kids in school. Why did he have to die? Why was I given the chance to live,
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