Well, here we are! It’s been six month since the original challenge was announced and I want to congratulate all of you for making it this far! The network has grown to be a powerful one and now it’s up to us to harness it for the greater good This is where the 2nd challenge […]
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As a tennis fanatic, it would be remiss of me not to mention the greatest tennis match in history when American John Isner beat Frenchman Nicolas Mahut 70 to 68 in the 5th set last week. That’s right 70 games to 68 games in the fifth set because one must win by two in the
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It’s been just over a month since the Samurai Alexa Ranking Challenge was announced, and I’m pleased to report we’ve made tremendous progress! With 35+ members strong, we are actively helping each other achieve our respective goals. I’d like to use this opportunity to recognize several Yakezie members for their achievements and initiatives in helping the
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There’s a fine line between being a jerk and being constructive. As a parent, manager, spouse, or friend, most of the time we just want what’s best for others. The problem is, we’re afraid to offend and we therefore lose any ability to help. There’s no better reward than advising someone how to improve, and then watch
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Cash for clunkers was a failure. Let’s discuss the cash for clunkers program in more detail. The latest development in the “Cash For Clunkers” legislation is that it may be extended for one more month until labor day. Under the program, buyers of new cars and trucks can get rebates of $3,500 to $4,500 by
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Let me tell you about the book that changed my life. It is my favorite book that I tell everybody to buy. Back in the last downturn from 2001-2003 I had incredible back pain. I couldn’t sit for very long, and my legs were going numb. Doctors told me I had sciatica, a pinched nerve
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At the end of 2024, a relative asked me for financial help. She was planning to leave her expensive money management firm at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, where she was being charged close to 1.5% in fees and placed in a series of esoteric GS funds that charged another 1–2%. I’m not a fan of double-dipping, so I
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One of the biggest conundrums parents face is managing their own emotions when a stock market, real estate market, or any other risk asset takes a dive. On one hand, it’s painful to watch your portfolio shrink. Every dollar you lose represents time, the most valuable commodity of all. On the other hand, there’s a
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In an aggressive move, Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Twitter (X) and Block (Square, Cash App), announced a mass layoff affecting about 4,000 employees out of Block’s roughly 10,000 employees. For a company that is still growing, albeit slowly, a ~40% cut is extraordinary. As the author of the #1 severance negotiation book, How To Engineer Your
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Back in 2012, when I left my finance job, I worried I had made a huge mistake. The money was good. The job provided decent status. But I was exhausted by the grind. So I did what any rational person would do when faced with a single, finite life: I chose a better lifestyle. It
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