Don’t buy stuff you cannot afford. It’s a simple mantra to help you get rich. It’s baffling to me why people keep spending when they know they shouldn’t. For some reason, some continue to not pay off their credit card bills every month. Can you believe this nonsense? Who willingly buys something they cannot afford, […]
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Let’s review why did oil collapse back in 2015 and 2016 and see if we can use the information for today. Finally, oil has gotten crushed in 2015 and 2016 and remains depressed in 2017. We haven’t seen this large of a decline in oil in years as momentum speculators rushed out like someone discovering
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We all know the old adage, “you can’t judge a book by its cover.” What you might not know is that banks apparently had this in mind when branding business credit cards. You see, one would think there’d be significant differences between general-consumer and business credit cards. However, according to a recent Card Hub study,
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Should unemployment benefits be phased out after a certain age? Or is that just ludicrous thinking? I wrote this article in 2011, a couple years after the worst of the global financial crisis. The government provided generous unemployment benefits up to 99 weeks. Meanwhile, I was burning out from my investment banking job at age
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Bullies are terrible. Let’s learn how to deal with a bully and defend your honor. It’s hard to imagine anyone never getting bullied through grade school. Inevitably, there’s some immature, insecure kid out there looking to pick a fight. Do you keep quiet or fight back? You might be surprised to hear, but I’ve ALWAYS fought back
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Dear Readers, here are my goals and resolutions for 2011. The list is long, and the funny thing is, I have another 5 goals to achieve which I’ve left off the official list. There’s just so much I want to do in 2011 that it’s important to write things down so I can revisit them
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My name is Florentine and I am what the world describes as a “minimalist.” I can pack all my belongings into two suitcases and go travel the world if I want. I aim to make $30,000 a year from various online projects and consulting gigs, which makes me feel slightly guilty since there’s a hint of
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Back in late 2010, I had a dilemma. I was wondering whether to have a comfortable lifestyle business or the big payout with venture capital financing. I’m pleased to say that 14 years later, I’m still happily running Financial Samurai as a comfortable lifestyle business. Sure, I’m not crazy rich. But I feel rich. We
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The best way to lose weight is easier than you think. Let me explain after wearing the same size 33″ jeans since 1999. Yesterday was one of those perfect gastronomic days. For breakfast, there was all you can eat fruit and pastries. For lunch, some deliciously “low calorie” Greek baked spaghetti with garlic bread you see to
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Learn how to become a Certified Financial Planner thanks to Paul Williams from Provident Planning. He’s a fee-only financial planner in Lancaster County, PA, and regularly writes about personal finance from a Christian perspective. If you want to become a CFP®, he’d be happy to talk with you. I was excited when Sam invited me
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