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Accurate Passive Income Forecasting Is Vital For Long-Term Happiness

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Accurate passive income forecasting is important for tax minimization, better time utilization, stronger mental health, and increased overall happiness. Some passive income investments are harder to forecast than others. In 2020, I made a big mistake by inaccurately estimating my passive income. At the beginning of 2020, I estimated I would earn roughly $70,000 from […]

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How A Big Expensive House Can Ruin Your Life And Path To Financial Freedom

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So you’re looking for a big expensive house to upgrade your life. Perhaps the pandemic or the volatile stock market has made you want to live it up a little because tomorrow is not guaranteed. You’re suffering from real estate FOMO and you’re sick of putting your life on hold. I get it! My wife

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Your First Money Memories May Dictate Your Entire Financial Future

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Your first money memories may hold the keys to your relationship with money. Perhaps your first money memories may dictate your entire financial future. My first money memory was getting admonished by my father for ordering lemonade at a restaurant. I was in the sixth grade in Kuala Lumpur. He said that instead of paying

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Don’t Underestimate Tax-Free Profits In Real Estate

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Tax-free profits in real estate is just one of many reasons why real estate is my favorite asset class to build long-term wealth. As someone who experienced more than nine years of the early retirement movement, I’ve noticed a growing trend to forsake owning for renting. Commonly cited reasons are cost, flexibility to move and potentially higher

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The Minimum Qualifying Income Required To Purchase A House Is So Low

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I’m always searching for reasons why things are the way they are. It’s also fun to connect the dots and come up with an investment thesis to make a lot of money. What I’ve recently discovered is that because the minimum qualifying income required to purchase a house is so low, there is still a

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Should I Work On Wall Street? The Pros Of Working In Finance

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Are you wondering: Should I work on Wall Street? I worked on Wall Street at Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse (RIP) for 13 years. It was a good career that enabled me to retire early at age 34, build passive income for financial independence, and grow Financial Samurai without the stress of making it profitable.

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