As a personal finance blogger, it frustrates me that some people consistently spend more than they earn and then complain why they can’t build wealth. Uncontrolled debt can quickly spiral you into bankruptcy. Control your spending! Yet, this doesn’t scare people enough to stop their overspending habits. And it’s not just hoodlums that spend more
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Tenacity and faith are so important for getting ahead. With tenacity and faith, you will feel more emboldened to overcome any obstacle. The optimist will end up richer and happier than the pessimist. This I know for sure. I’m not sure if it’s by coincidence or because I’m spending more time listening, but I’ve noticed
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The headlines about a massive generational wealth transfer are real. I’ve been witnessing it for years since starting work in NYC in 1999 and arriving in San Francisco in 2001. I’ll share just a few examples that I’ve observed in my own neighborhood. The Bank Of Mom & Dad is out in full force supporting
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Fear and greed is a part of investing. To be a better investor, you need to learn how to deal with your investing FOMO. Investing FOMO is one of the biggest challenges to overcome. The stock market and real estate markets were at record highs in 2021 after a 10+ year bull run. We all
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Over the years, a number of you have asked me to write a review about what exactly goes on with a free Empower consultation. The consultation is worth $799 according to them, and I’ve done it thrice. Common questions include: Is the consultation really free? Yes. Is the consultation a high pressured sales call in
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I’ve admitted to disliking the stock market during times of great volatility. But, there are those rare days when everything goes right and I just love it. Those days are when your shorts go down in an up market, when your longs go up in a down market, your longs go up more during an
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As I’m off to London this summer for business and Wimbledon, I thought it would be a good idea to interview Sarah Wood, Co-Founder of Unruly Media, a social video advertising platform based in London. Sarah has been voted UK Female Entrepreneur of the Year by the Growing Business Awards, one of 15 Women to Watch in Tech by Inc.,
Let me share with you how to make a lot of money in the stock market and STILL feel bad. The stock market really has a way of humbling us all at some point. On May 5, 2013 I wrote an article called, “Should I Invest In China? A Top Down And Bottoms Up Perspective.”
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What’s so bad about the Bank of Mommy and Daddy? We’re back again with what’s turning out to be a really entertaining series showcasing curiously angry comments from readers who find my site through online search. Just to give you some background, roughly 75% of this site’s pageviews a month comes from new readers through
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From Debtor To Millionaire is a guest post from J.D. Roth, who founded the blog Get Rich Slowly in 2006 and is the author of Your Money: The Missing Manual. I first met JD in 2010 for lunch up in Portland when I was still working. By that time, J.D. was already a mini-celebrity in
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