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Do you spend a lot of money? If you’re reading this, you’re probably a Westerner, and you’re probably a big spender (at least compared to your ancestors—and the rest of the world).
Have you ever had the...
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Over the years, many people have asked me this very question: should I pay off my student loans or take that money to invest in real estate?
This is a great question that really has no “right”...
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Everybody has their reasons for investing. Some folks invest because they just want a little bit of side income. Others are investing to attain financial freedom early in life. Still others invest simply because they love...
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In 7th grade, I remember going into a room and taking tests all by myself. People would come into the room from time to time and ask me questions and then jot notes on a clipboard....
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Most people drift along life’s current. They work 9-5 jobs, live within 30 miles of where they grew up, and don’t change careers often, if ever.
There’s nothing inherently wrong with any of that—if you’ve considered all...
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According to a 2017 study by Columbia Business School and KeepingSecrets.org, the third most commonly held secret in America is personal finance information. The first two secrets, if you’re curious, are a past lie and romantic...
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Travel credit cards provide a great way to harness your spending for use toward airfare credit, luxury perks, and more. By choosing credit cards with travel perks, you can feasibly reduce or eliminate part or all...
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Once upon a time, nearly everyone worked until their 60s. Today some people retire at 35, others retire at 85. There’s no right or wrong age to retire; the only requirement is that you must be...
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What’s the definition of rich? More specifically, how should someone making a middle-class income—somewhere between $50,000 to $100,000 a year and living paycheck to paycheck—define being rich? And what can they do to get there?
In a...
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Ashley Thompson messaged me on Facebook out of the proverbial blue.
We had never met before, but she’d noticed my post on a Facebook group for Mustachians. (If the term “Mustachian” is new to you, check out...
