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50 Essential Money Lessons Learned Over 6 Years
Over the past six years, I’ve written over a million words about money, done over 1,000 media and podcast interviews, written an international bestselling book, and talked with more readers than I can
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Millennial Millionaire: A Step-by-Step Guide to Financial Freedom
It wasn’t very long ago that I was living at home with my parents with two dollars in my bank account. I was like a lot of my Millennial friends – trying to simply make ends meet and get on
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Roth 401(k) vs. Traditional 401(k): Which is Right for You?
The biggest question you need to ask yourself when deciding to invest in a Roth 401k or Traditional 401k is do you think your tax bracket is higher today or will be in the future? If it will be higher
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Break the Paycheck-to-Paycheck Cycle: A Proven 12-Month Strategy
The first step to starting your financial independence journey is to escape living paycheck to paycheck. It’s not as tough or as daunting as you think. In this post, I will share the exact strategy I
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Financial Independence at 22: A Real-Life Strategy for Early Success
MM note: Brian is a recent college graduate who just started his first job last fall. At only 22 he is starting his career with a simple strategy to reach financial independence in just 10 years. I wa
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Retirement Calculator: Estimate Your Early Retirement Timeline
Calculators are cool. I still have my OG TI-83 and it sits on my desk to this day. It still works and has space invaders and Drugwars installed on it. If you don’t remember Drugwars you probably weren
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Achieving Financial Wealth: Proven Steps to Build Riches
I recently came across a post where people shared their stories about what they thought being rich looked like when they were still kids. Some thought that having a house made you rich, others having
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Financial Freedom for New Grads: 15 Essential Money Tips
Ahh, the fresh spring air and your whole life in front of you. If you are just graduating from college, you have insane advantages when it comes to money. Whether you want to start your financial inde
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The 1% Savings & Investment Mindset: A Simple Strategy
This strategy revolves around a simple but powerful mindset shift that personally transformed how I view money on a day-to-day basis. Now, whenever I compare two products or two prices, I always think
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Retire Early: A Proven 10-Year Plan to Financial Independence
Before we begin let me introduce myself so you know I haven’t just fallen off the turnip truck. I reached financial independence in my 40’s and eventually retired last year at 52. My assets are arrang
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Achieve Financial Freedom: A Step-by-Step Guide
MM Note: This is a guest post from 29-year-old Millennial Money reader Todd Kunsman. To learn more about creating financial freedom, check out the Financial Freedom Podcast, and my book Financial Free
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Venice Evening: A Moment of Reflection at the Gritti Palace
It’s a cool summer night in Venice and the wake from the boats on the Grand Canal is splashing against the glass next to my feet. My wife and I have spent the last few weeks in Italy writing, and past
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Reclaiming Your Time: Why It Matters More Than Money
“Happy Friday,” the woman at the checkout counter says, “We finally made it.” Every week it feels the same in the corporate world – my friends are excited it’s the weekend, clients ubiquitously end em
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Achieve Financial Independence: A 5-Year Path to $1 Million
I started my financial independence journey in 2010 and saved $1.25 million in 5 years, reaching financial independence at the age of 30. I get asked a lot how I did it and how someone else can too, s
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Playing with FIRE Documentary Review: Insights & Behind the Scenes
The FIRE Documentary Some of the Playing with FIRE cast with Director (Left to Right: Grant Sabatier, J.D. Roth, Paula Pant, Brad Barrett, Taylor Rieckens, Travis Shakespeare, Chris Hutchins, Kiersten
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Financial Insights & Strategies | Expert Advice for Wealth Building
Over the past 2 years I’ve written over 300,000 words about money, spent over 200 hours talking and recording for the podcast, answered over 1,700 reader emails, and done over 200 media interviews all
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Early Retirement Strategies: How to Retire by 33 | Financial Freedom Podcast
There are so many articles about how to retire in your 30s, but very few of them are written by someone who has actually done it. In this legit masterclass on early retirement, Justin from Root of Goo
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Achieve Financial Independence: A Strategy for Early Retirement
I was able to retire early at the age of 30 using the exact early retirement strategy in this post. While you might be thinking, how can you retire at 30? Well, it’s important to first define what ear
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From Stagnation to Success: A 5-Year Journey to Wealth
The fluorescent light smothers me. My breaths are shallow and tense. The air is stale because my office manager doesn’t replace the air filters. The windows don’t open. It’s so bright I can’t see. I’m
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Overcoming Financial Barriers: The Power of Support Systems
Nobody Can Make it Out Alone The poet, Maya Angelou, wrote in one of my favorite poems, “Nobody, but nobody/Can Make it out here alone.” While reflecting over my life, I have found this to be t
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- Maximize Investment Returns: A Guide to Dividend Strategies
- Retirement Planning: A Beginner's Guide to Getting Started
- Roth vs. Traditional 401(k): Key Differences Explained
- Maximize Retirement Savings: Understanding Tax Benefits of Pension Plans
- Fixed Index Annuities: Protecting Your Retirement Investments
- Record Number of 401(k) & IRA Millionaires: Retirement Savings Trends
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Ripple (XRP) Price Drops 21% After Conference Announcement - What's Next?Ripple prices are sinking 21% today (Aug. 25, 2017) as of 9:00 a.m. because of a major announcement yesterday... In an Aug. 24 tweet, Ripple announced it will hold a conference from Oct. 16-18 in To...
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Chinese Walls in Finance: Understanding Information BarriersIn finance, a Chinese Wall (or a Wall of China) is a virtual information barrier erected between those who have material, non-public information, and those who don’t, to prevent conflicts of int...
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Net Rental Income: Calculation & Tax Reporting for LandlordsHow to Calculate Net Rental Income Net rental income is the income you receive from your rental property after expenses associated with the home are deducted. If you're a landlord, you...
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Mercury Insurance Review: Coverage, Rates & Customer Satisfaction (2024)Pros Cons Ability to save based on how much you drive Not much more than standard coverage options Offers coverage for rideshare drivers Available in only 11 states ...