I’m sadly finishing up my 10-day business offsite in Honolulu, Hawaii. It’s only about 50 degrees back home in San Francisco, which is disappointing given I’m paying 10% state income tax along with a boat load of property tax. States should adjust their tax rates based on the weather don’t you think? Otherwise, what’s the point of […]
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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
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My biggest weakness is being unable to generate enough organic motivation to keep on hustling. I used to get up by 5am every weekday to work for 2-3 hours before work. Then I’d get home by 8pm and work another 1-2 hours on my side hustles. There was this massive internal drive to go all out
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If you want to increase your happiness, you must change your perspective. Let me share with you a simple example of how a change in perspective immediately boosted my happiness. When an ambulance zooms by, sirens blazing, do you feel happy or sad? For the longest time, I felt sad. I’d imagine someone convulsing on
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The more productive you are, generally, the richer and happier you will be. Let’s discuss how we can all improve productivity quite easily with an extra seven hours a week. I’ve been a little more active on Twitter recently and I noticed something quite interesting. Starting at around 10pm PST, the chatter goes silent. I tend
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Years ago, I once knew someone who was unhappy with her husband. Let’s call her Nancy. To fill her void, Nancy went on dates with various men while her husband stayed late at work. At the cafeteria one day, Nancy mentioned she was falling in love with one of her men named Jack. Jack was handsome, single, charming, and
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Ok, I’m back from my 28-hour break! Thanks to so many for encouraging me to continue. Boy did it feel amazing to unwind after publishing my post on shutting this site down. Just the act of not responding to a single comment allowed me to recharge my empty battery by a couple percent. I’m feeling like
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If you go close to the edge, you’ll realize what’s possible. In my quest to make my life worse, to ultimately make life more enjoyable, I’ve continued to look for full-time work to test my resolve. Every time I step into an interview room, I change my mindset from a guy with financial freedom, to a
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Happy New Year everyone! It’s time for my goals and predictions for 2016. As always, the New Year brings a bunch of hope and excitement. Too bad I think 2016 is going to be a whole lot of nothing if you’re depending on the stock market or real estate market to boost your wealth! I
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Roughly 170 posts were published in 2015 on Financial Samurai. Each post takes anywhere from 3 – 10 hours to produce on average. Even after they are published, they are constantly edited for new insights from the community. Every single post is written based off first hand experience and extensive research. I’m a big believer
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