Happy New Year! Let me present to you my predictions for 2011. 2011 will be solid because the world continues to recover from the economic violence experienced just two years ago. Confidence builds as people are no longer afraid of a double dip recession. As a result, people start taking risks and magic happens. Making […]
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You guys have really rocked the discussions with multiple 100+ comment posts this year! You’d think this was a big blog or something. I can’t begin to thank you enough for your contributions and what I’ve learned from you. A post recap of 2010 is a good exercise to not only discover what worked best
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There seems to be a camp that believes that New Year’s resolutions are a waste of time. Are you kidding me? If you have no resolutions for the next year, you’re going to have a very unfocused way of making progress in whatever you want to do. There’s another camp that says you should have very
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Dear Readers, here are my goals and resolutions for 2011. The list is long, and the funny thing is, I have another 5 goals to achieve which I’ve left off the official list. There’s just so much I want to do in 2011 that it’s important to write things down so I can revisit them
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When planning your estate in order to protect yourself and your loved ones, there are good reasons to include an annuity. Annuities allow you to guarantee a source of income for yourself, but they can also be used in order to pass funds on to beneficiaries. What Is An Annuity? An annuity is an insurance contract you can
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This is the Financial Samurai 2010 year in review, a follow up to my 2010 predictions and resolutions post. I’m revisiting this pst in 2021 because it’s fun to see what I was up to way back when. I’m sad to see 2010 go because it has been one of the most fun years of
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You can’t schedule storms. If I could, I would schedule all my snowboarding trips around them. There’s nothing better than going up to the mountains after a big dump and floating on fresh powder. If you’ve ever watched the movie Point Break, you realize the holiness of perfect conditions. Instead of getting locked up for
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My name is Florentine and I am what the world describes as a “minimalist.” I can pack all my belongings into two suitcases and go travel the world if I want. I aim to make $30,000 a year from various online projects and consulting gigs, which makes me feel slightly guilty since there’s a hint of
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We should all plan for our financial futures because planning is free. The question is, whether planning things precisely is the way to go for maximum happiness. It occurred to me that when it comes to money, I like to plan. I have a spreadsheet that contains conservative pro forma estimates over the next 20
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This is a guest post from Wojo, who likes to challenge the status quo at Fiscal Fizzle. He recently took my cue and asked his readers whether millionaires should file for unemployment. Who are you to tell me it’s not worth the money he asks? We are judgmental creatures by nature. We (I think men,
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