Everybody fails from time to time. It’s a part of life. But repeated failure can be a sign you’re stuck in a rut, not learning from your mistakes, or need more support. Let’s discuss risk taking and when repeated failure is appropriate and when it’s not. When Repeated Failure Is An Option On the way […]
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Knowledge brings about wealth and power. If this wasn’t the case, you wouldn’t have families spending $20,000+ a year for their children to attend kindergarten through the 12th grade. If knowledge wasn’t so important, there wouldn’t be any private tutoring or a test prep industry. If education was no big thing, there wouldn’t be a
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Lifestyle deflation is what happens when you are overly frugal. Frugality is often praised as a key element to achieving financial independence. Frugality is one of the hallmarks of the FIRE movement I help pioneer in 2009. However, it’s easy to take frugality too far. I’m frugal to a fault. For 13 years after college,
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The following is a post by community regular JayCeezy who was able to successfully retire from his job with a healthy severance package. He got laid off and is proud of it! The post highlights the bitter sweet peculiarities of leaving one’s job of so many years. A large part of you will scream to
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When the world seemed to be ending between 2008-2010, the digital nomad movement took off. Without strong job prospects, people took to the internet to earn a living half way around the world in cheaper locations like Thailand, The Philippines, Malaysia, and Vietnam. For $1,500 a month, you can live like a King or Queen! Back
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If you want to get luckier in life, realize that success is mostly luck. I live by the mantra, “Never fail due to a lack of effort because hard work requires no skill.” It’s a reminder to STOP making excuses when something seems too daunting to tackle. There’ve been too many instances when I didn’t start something because I
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This week, I encourage you to help a Millennial. It’s good for the soul. I’m not sure if the Millennial generation is either really sensitive or simply highly tuned in to real-time media. But, I’m always surprised by how much backlash there is against anybody who speaks out against Millennials. People react like it’s a
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When you find a great job that you love, it’s like winning the lottery. Working doesn’t feel like work when you’re doing something that’s fulfilling and in line with your interests. If you feel like debating, head over to “The Dark Side Of Early Retirement” and get your fix. I stand by my main thesis that
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On Wednesday, April 26, 2017, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and National Economic Council director Gary Cohn announced President Trump’s latest tax plan that proposes to cut corporate taxes and lower personal tax rates. For anybody who has ever made money, you know that paying tax on your income is one of your largest ongoing lifetime expenses. A progressive tax system
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In 2019 the labor market was extremely tight. I considered going back to work before the next downturn. I’ve been out of the workforce since 2012 living the FIRE lifestyle. One of the reasons why I left corporate America was because there was a disconnect between pay and performance. It didn’t matter how well you
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