Motivation

Now that I’ve shared my 2020 review and 2021 outlook for stocks and real estate, I’d like to share my personal goals for 2021. Given the circumstances, we made the most of our time in 2020. However, as each month goes by with no pandemic resolution, I’m slowly getting more frustrated about not being able […]

November 2020 was a solid month. After a disappointing October 2020, the S&P 500 and NASDAQ returned 10.8% and 11.8%, respectively. After November’s gains, the S&P 500 is up 12% for the year. Could you have guessed that after being up ~30% in 2019, we’d be up another 12% during the middle of a pandemic?

Having honor and pride are good traits. For example, I’m unwilling to break the rules of FIRE to win the game. But having honor and pride can also be detrimental to your quest for financial freedom and living a better life. Life is already hard enough. Don’t make it even harder by being so stubborn!

In a way, October 2020 kind of felt like the beginning of early retirement. We took our medicine for a long time (strict lockdown for months / aggressive saving for years) and now we’re finally benefitting from our sacrifices. It feels a little strange to be free again. You’re not quite sure what to do

The right money mindset is important to get rich. If you don’t have the right money mindset you will miss out on opportunities. This post will discuss how you can develop a stronger money mindset to achieve financial freedom sooner. Every day I encounter seemingly bizarre examples of people getting rich or things that are

Here’s my September 2020 recap. For the past two weeks, I’ve felt sharp nerve pain thanks to a splinter in my right thumb. I’ve looked closely, hoping to see a tip so that I can use a pair of tweezers to pull the splinter out. Unfortunately, I’ve seen nothing. I’m resigned to leaving the splinter

If you want a better life, you should strive to be in the top one percent of something, perhaps anything really. By being in the top one percent of something, it shows that you’ve achieved mastery. When you achieve mastery, you gain confidence that will help you be successful in many other endeavors. You know

To help remember the pandemic time period when I’m older, I’ve decided to do a recap of some highlights and lowlights of each month. Here is my Financial Samurai August 2020 review. I’m sure 20 years from now we’re all going to look back with wonder at all that transpired. Overall, I feel like we’re