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
The Best Thing About Trump’s Tax Plan: Earning Business Income! Read More »
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
Should I Go Back To Work Now That The Good Times Are Back? Read More »
Everybody needs a good savings guide to stay on track. Too many people don’t follow a savings guide and wake up 20 years from now wondering where all their money went! Good thing for you, I’ve been saving aggressively since 1999 and have a solution for you. When it comes to increasing your savings, you
A Savings Guide Based On The Taxes You Pay: TITTS Ratio Read More »
March 2014 officially marks my two year anniversary since I last held a full-time job. It’s been an amazing two years, filled with uncertainty and excitement as I worked to balance play with trying to feel useful. Let me do some reflecting on two years of freedom so far. To keep some discipline, I created
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As an investor, you need to adopt a Yin Yang Investor Mindset. In other words, always recognize that whenever one asset class is booming, another asset class may be suffering. If you feel like you missed the boat with one investment, just know there’s another boat somewhere in the world waiting. My investment mindset as a retiree
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Do you remember the article in 2015 called, “What Type Of People Spend Over $100,000 A Year On Rent?” I decided to document all of the open house prospects this time around to see who would be crazy enough to spend that much on rent instead of buy. It turns out plenty of people! One of
The Time When World Series MVP Ben Zobrist Was Almost My Tenant Read More »
Do you have the dilemma to rent or sell your home? It’s tough given the housing market is so strong now. At the same time, rent is going up as well. I like to leave things to fate. Believing in fate helps alleviate some stress from the unknown. When my tenants gave me their 30-day notice two
Create Win-Win Scenarios To Never Lose: A Decision To Rent Or Sell Is Made! Read More »
A reader named Vicki Cook left an amazing comment in my post on whether to sell or keep renting out a property I’ve owned for 13 years. She noticed things I hadn’t realized about myself. With her doctoral coursework in Educational Leadership, I invited her to write a guest post psychoanalyzing me about my dilemma. I’m confident readers
Make Better Decisions With A Decision Framework: Emotional Biases Are Everywhere Read More »
Since starting Financial Samurai in 2009, I’ve been making better financial decisions. The reason is because before each big decision, I always spend at least a couple hours analyzing each situation through a post. The dilemmas I have are very similar to the dilemmas many of you have, will have, or have experienced. As a result, after each
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