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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According to The Wall Street Journal, the average net worth per person in America was $182,000 back in 2010. Then came a 2014 Credit Suisse survey highlighting the average net worth in America is a whopping $301,000 (see pic)! Now in 2017, the average net worth for Americans is even higher thanks to a bull market
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One of my old friends, Peter mentioned the other day that he got engaged. He’s 37 and she’s 28. They met about 4 years ago at a bar when he was somewhat inebriated but immediately hit it off. Peter isn’t exactly the most studly looking guy standing at 5′ 7″ with a belly hanging over
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California is broke. And some would argue the poor are bringing the poor and middle class down with them. Governor Schwarzenegger declared that some 200,000 California state workers are to receive minimum wage. That’s earnings of just $15,000 a year to help shore up the budget deficit. $15,000 is quite a salary cut from the
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Do you still live at home with mom & dad as an adult? Supposedly, almost 50% of those under 29 years old do. It seems like many more men are living at home thanks to the pandemic. This is a fun post about how to get girls if you still live at home with your
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Although it may be popular to hate on millionaires, millionaires have feelings too! In fact, the average American is now a millionaire according to the Fed. Therefore, let’s be inclusive of millionaires! One of my graduate school friends recently found himself out of a job. It was a tough slog, but at last, he and his
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This post about feeling like a burden was originally published on 7/7/2010, about two years after I got married. It was also published right in the middle of a global financial crisis. Things were very difficult then, as they are now. At the end of the day, I just hope to be included and recognized
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