Women shouldn’t be penalized for being a mom. After all, if you want kids, someone has to give birth! This post discusses the unfair double standard some women face in their careers if they take time off to have children. I originally wrote this post on December 11, 2009 when I was 32 years old […]
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If I could have lunch with anyone, it would be Warren Buffett. His financial journey and investing prowess are inspirational. Alas, I don’t have any direct connections to Warren Buffett. Nor do I have enough wealth to buy a lunch meeting with him. But thanks to CNBC, I felt like I did in a great
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San Francisco is the best city for millennials and youths. There is so much to offer here. Diversity, great eats, Google, Apple, Twitter, YouTube, Yelp HQ and more! SF is #1! Yet according to the Wall St. Journal, the Top 5 “youth magnet cities” are: 1) Washington DC – Didn’t realized that’s how they spelled
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When I turned 28, I became a millionaire. But I didn’t realize I was a millionaire until 30. It was only at 30 did I start diligently tracking my net worth. This post was originally written on September 27, 2009. I’m revisiting it 12 years later! Joining a millionaire club is a good idea. The
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Retiring early is great. I’ve been writing about the FIRE movement since I first published this post in 2009. But what do retirees age 65-75 do that’s so great compared the the rest of us? The Bureau of Labor Statistics & USNWR comes out with an interesting survey that seeks to find out what retirees
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Be your own fund manager if you want to make money. By the time Baidu, the “Google of China” went public, venture capital firm Draper Fisher’s 28% stake was worth over $1 billion dollars by the end of the trading day. Not a bad return considering their likely sub-$50 million investment just years ago! In
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Ah the end of summer is quickly approaching. What will August bring this year? I had lunch today with one of the co-founders of BuzzLogic. We caught up on life and discussed the world of online social media. If you don’t know about BuzzLogic, the company is one of Silicon Valley’s great start ups. They
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With California heading towards the abyss and taxes rocketing to the moon, I’ve toyed with the idea of moving to Nevada. Here’s an article in the San Francisco Chronicle highlighting homeless 24 year olds and rising unemployment even in a rich suburb such as Marin County. From this other article, we learn that from the
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FINANCIAL SAMURAI – INTRODUCTION The Journeyman’s Goal To Financial Independence By 45 After 10 years in corporate America, I thought I had it made. A six figure job, a real estate portfolio, company stock, and a savings/emergency fund that would last me 3 years if I ever became unemployed. I did everything the personal finance
