Are you thinking about a new or used car? One thing to note is that used car prices have surged higher during the pandemic and after. In fact, for 2026, the average new car price is about $50,000. This post will share the thought process behind buying used or new with my story. I tend […]
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Can you blow through $100,000 like a rock star? Jacob over at I Heart Budgets blew through $100,000 before he was 21 like a rock star. I remember having jack shit between the ages of 18-21 as I drove around in a beat up Toyota Corolla with one shiny driver’s side door because my friend
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Armageddon is viewed as a spiritual battle or struggle in the present age between the forces of good. Righteousness, purity and virtue versus the forces of evil. Well, my battle wasn’t spiritual, but it certainly was righteous. It involved saving hard-earned money from the hands of our wasteful government thanks to a 1031 Exchange. Let
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My ideal amount of working hours a day is four. A good four hour workday for me is probably working from 7:30am to 10:30am and then again for an hour during the evening to interact with international clients. I’ll fill the time in between with exercise, eating, entertainment, and family. The ideal amount of income
After retirement, what do you think you’re going to do? The obvious answer is save the world of course! If you don’t plan on retiring to something, you may end up experiencing all the negativities of retirement you did not know existed. OK, you can’t really save the world, but you can certain do things
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As students, it is trendy and idealistic to be Socialists. It’s just not cool to be a Capitalist while in school. We believe in our leaders and want to help as many people as possible through programs we don’t have to pay for. When we only pay a little or no taxes at all, of
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If you own property, you need to hold on forever. It’s best path to long-term wealth creation. And if you can’t hold onto your property forever, then hold on long enough until commission rates come down. Don’t sell your home if you don’t have to! Property sellers go on strike! Thankfully, the National Association Of
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Taking money for granted is easy to do when times are good. After a global pandemic, perhaps we are much more appreciated of money! I considered my paycheck to be “endless money.” Every other week I got paid for a service that I provided a company. Given I saved the majority of it, I began
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Every now and again, I receive criticism from folks who believe saving 50% of one’s after-tax income is too onerous. With such little income left, one turns into an impecunious soul who doesn’t have enough “fun.” While I do appreciate my critics elegiac responses, rest assured my heterodoxy is not without merit. For the past three
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John Galt is a fictional character in Ayn Rand’s novel Atlas Shrugged (1957). The phrase, “Going John Galt ” or “Going Galt” is used to describe “productive” members of society cutting back on work in response to the projected increase in U.S. marginal tax rates, increased limits on tax deductions, and the immoral or inefficient use of tax revenues. I’m not sure if
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