Instead of being so honorable and making money all by yourself, maybe you should get your parents to buy you everything as an adult. Life would be much easier this way. If I could do it all over again, I’m not sure I would have scrimped and sacrificed so much in order to come up with a $120,000 down payment
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My estate planning lawyer said something interesting before I decided to hire her. “People who aren’t rich might need estate planning more than rich people because they might not be able to afford to pay probate fees in the case of an untimely death.“ Leave it to the US court system to make the distribution
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The following is a guest post from a 25-year-old Financial Samurai reader who lives in Washington, DC, makes $55,000 a year and maxes out his 401(k). He believes maxing out your 401(k) is a choice on an average income. For those of you who feel like you can’t max out your 401(k), maybe this post
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“How much do I need to retire?” is a question that comes up over and over again. So once and for all, let me suggest a simple, very logical and conservative method. I hope you can utilize my method to estimate how much you need to retire. Having specific retirement goals is a key to achieving success and
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Bonds don’t get as much love as stocks because they are considered boring. It’s hard to get rich quick off a bond. But it is possible to see a quick windfall if you pick the right high-flying stock. Despite the lack of sexiness in bonds, if you’re serious about achieving financial independence or are already
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This post was written in January 2020, when the yield curve was inverting. That was the time to refinance your mortgage and I encouraged the entire Financial Samurai community to do so. We did, and are sitting pretty with low mortgage rates and higher property prices. Whenever the yield curve inverts, refinance your mortgage. Let
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Most people make a lot more money than you think. This truth is why there’s no need to worry about the people’s finances. When you see headlines from the media about people making poor financial decisions, this is just media schadenfreude. The reality is, people not only make more money than you think, people are
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Time is the scarcest resource and something we should not take for granted. How do you plan to make the most of this year? I hope some of your goals include improving your financial health. Here are some of the best financial moves you can make in 2024. Doing so can boost your chances of
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The following is a guest post on money thoughts from David, a Financial Samurai reader and ex-government bond strategist in his 60s. David shares his money thoughts from a boomer retiree’s perspective with cancer. We had a fantastic exchange over e-mail and I invited David to share his wisdom about money. After all, the best
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One of the biggest peculiarities for hard working folks who want to achieve financial freedom is that we often don’t know when to stop grinding. In other words, when is it OK to forsake Stealth Wealth and start spending more on a better life? After all, you don’t want to die with too much money. Even
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