Retirement
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Not Regularly Checking Your Net Worth Has Some Great Benefits
I haven’t checked my net worth for four months until recently. That wasn’t on purpose, because normally, since 2012, I…
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When Investing Is More Alluring Than Spending, Fight Back Hard!
In my post, “How You’ll Feel Achieving Various Millionaire Milestones,” a commenter named Joseph shared these thoughts: “I’m fascinated by someone worth…
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Stop Investing In Value Stocks Over Growth If You Want To FIRE
Since writing about FIRE in 2009, I’ve favored investing in growth stocks over value stocks. As someone who wanted to…
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The Need For Investing Big Money To Make Life-Changing Money
This type of post only surfaces during a bull market, when greed tug at us the hardest, making satisfaction elusive.…
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Earning Passive Income Requires Optimization And Sacrifice
After a week of reviewing the tax-free exclusion rule for selling a rental property, I decided not to sell. I’d…
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The Futility Of Chasing A Hot IPO And What To Do Instead
When I worked in Equities at Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse, we would occasionally bring a hot IPO deal to…
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You Can Use The Tax-Free Home Sale Exclusion Every Two Years To Save On Taxes
In Spring 2025, I sold one of my properties and successfully excluded $500,000 in capital gains, tax-free, thanks to the…
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The Shocking Power Of Getting A Different Perspective
Since starting Financial Samurai in 2009, I’ve encouraged folks to keep an open mind and embrace as many different perspectives…
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You Should Love The 529 Plan More After OBBBA Passed
As soon as both my children were born in 2017 and 2019, I superfunded their 529 plans equal to the…
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The Healing Power of Returning to Your Childhood Home
One of the main reasons I refused to spend a small fortune renting a vacation property in Honolulu was because…
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