Finance
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Aug- 2025 -11 August
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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8 August
The Acceleration Of AI Growth With Ben Miller, CEO of Fundrise
On the latest episode of the Financial Samurai podcast, I sat down with Ben Miller, cofounder and CEO of Fundrise, for a…
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8 August
How You
To celebrate Millionaire Milestones: Simple Steps To Seven Figures making the USA TODAY national bestseller list, I want to share how…
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6 August
The Futility Of Chasing A Hot IPO And What To Do Instead
When I worked at Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse, we would occasionally bring a hot IPO deal to market. During…
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4 August
How To Use The Tax-Free Home Sale Exclusion Every Two Years To Save
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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1 August
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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Jul- 2025 -30 July
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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28 July
How Cultural Differences Can Hurt Your Chances In The Workplace
When I lived overseas, one of the most celebrated aspects of my international schools was cultural diversity. At the International…
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25 July
The Cost To Remodel A Rundown Two-Bedroom In-Law Unit
After remodeling a fixer I bought in 2019 between 2019–2022, I swore I would never take on another remodeling project…
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23 July
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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