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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Do you have an ideal income and amount of work a day? I do. My ideal income is $350,000 for a family of four while working four hours a day. I like to work two hours in the morning before the family wakes up, and one to two hours in the afternoon and evening on
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Author Romeo Clayton of How We Prevent Wealth is hosting a challenge for all of us to figure out how much do we exactly need for retirement. He calls it “The Wealth Number Challenge” where we input our current age, savings, rate of return, current tax rate, annual contribution, years during retirement and more to
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All I want to do is nothing, if only just for a little while. I’m longing to take a break but my conscience won’t allow it! Let me share my thoughts I had back in May 11, 2012, a month after I negotiated a severance from my 11-year banking job. Longing To Take A Break
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Eddie from Finance Fox writes an intriguing post entitled, “Money Will Change You“. I salivate at the picture he uses because it is my dream to one day never have to fly commercial again! Having a matching Aston Martin waiting for me with Kate Upton in Monaco wouldn’t hurt either! When Eddie was in serious
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Financial Tips Online Services (FSOS) was my consulting business I ran to help readers with their finances. However, as a father of two kids now, I’ve put my FSOS and Interview/Resume optimization services on pause. Dear Readers & Potential Clients, Over the past seven years, I’ve spent 35 hours a week amassing over 10,000 hours
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The following is an April 12, 2012 guest post from Mr. Money Mustache (MMM) about early retirement. As someone who kickstarted the modern-day FIRE movement in July 2009, I let MMM guest post on Financial Tips to help spread the word. He had recently started his blog to focus on what we now call Lean
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Australia is one of the richest countries in the world. In fact, the average inheritance in Australia is the highest in the world! How can this be when Australia doesn’t have many world-class companies you’ve heard of? Let’s explore Australia’s education, investment, tax, healthcare, and retirement system. Australia: One Of The Richest Countries In The
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After January/February’s credit card spending blow out of around $3,100, I’ve successfully reduced my latest credit card spending by 61% to $1,200! $1,000-$1,500 is the target credit card spending range I have every month. If I can spend just $1,000 one month, it’s like building a $500 buffer to be able to spend $2,000 ($1,500
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Have you ever wondered when is it time to give up and admit defeat? You’ve tried so hard at something and things aren’t going as planned. Instead o f suffering more, perhaps it’s better to give up! I played 6 sets of singles the other day. That’s right, 6 consecutive sets over the course of
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