Learning to be happy with what we have is on of the keys to long-term happiness. Money is only a tool to a better and happier life. Never forget this. Part of the reason why so many people are unhappy is because they are never satisfied. If you can find your ikigai, your “reason for […]
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There is no point making money if you don’t spend it all. If you die with too much money, that means you wasted a lot of energy, time, and nerves. You could have just relaxed more and enjoyed life! Imagine you’re a financially successful 35 year old professional making $250,000 a year. You’re still $400,000
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Despite mentally writing off the value of my Social Security benefits, in the bottom drawer in the way back of my cob-webbed mind, I know it will be there to fund my early bird special seafood buffets when I’m retired. Sure, the eligibility age for withdrawal might rise from 62 to 67, but we’re all
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Are you exhausted from work and wondering is early retirement worth it? I’m here to give you some perspective after retiring in 2012 at age 34. Since 2012, I’ve done some part-time consulting. I’ve written over 1,000 personal finance articles on Financial Samurai. My wife and I traveled the world. And we had two children.
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The following is a guest post by insightful reader JayCeezy. He is a veteran investor who shares his perspective on investing, retirement, and risk tolerance. If you want to learn how to lose a million dollars and live to see another day, read on! How To Lose A Million Dollars Kidding. It was a lot
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Making money from home is more important than ever thanks to the pandemic. If you have children to support, then making money from home is what you need to do. Why wife and I have been making money from home technically since 2009. 2009 is when Financial Samurai started. Since 2009, Financial Samurai has grown
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* The Plan For The Sale product is no longer available, but I thought it would be a good idea to keep this 2,000 word post up as a great source of information from a blogger who sold his site Bargaineering for millions and for those who want to sell a business. Did you know
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Imagine working for 40 years, each year paying Social Security taxes and dying at the age of 62 with no spouse to bequeath. The Government is going to secretly laugh at you because they now get to keep the hundreds of thousands of dollars you paid into the system for free, baby! Meanwhile, if you
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With savings interest rates under 0.3%, the 10-year yield under 2.5%, and stock market dividend yields under 2.5%, investors are starving for yield. I’m looking for a relatively hands off investment class that can provide superior yields as my long term 4%+ CDs start rolling off in 2017. I think I’ve found it in peer-to-peer
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The best rewards credit card was the Citi ThankYou card. Let’s review the best rewards credit card a little further in this post. The main reason I opened a relationship with Citibank in 2001 was because they are an international bank with good customer service. I use to travel overseas twice a year for my
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