Reaping the Whirlwind: A September 2022 Inflation Update!
In my early 2021 posts on inflation, I argued that while the higher inflation that we were just starting to see could be explained by...
Personal Lessons Learned Since The 2008 – 2009 Global Financial Crisis
With the Federal Reserve determined to hike rates to 4.5%, another global financial crisis might be brewing. The Board Of Governors are all very rich,...
Achieving Financial Independence On A Modest Income: $40,000 In Manhattan
There are some people who think that achieving financial independence before 65 is only for people with high incomes. I strongly disagree. You can still...
Conduct A Regret Minimization Exercise To Help You Move Forward
One of the main reasons why I wrote Buy This, Not That was to help readers feel less regret by making wiser choices. Regret is...
Downgrade Your Property Statistics Online To Lower Your Property Taxes
During the global financial crisis in 2008 – 2009, I expected the San Francisco Property Assessor Office to automatically lower my property tax bill. After...
Why Market Timing Real Estate Is Easier Than Timing Stocks
Market timing is the strategy of making buying or selling decisions of financial assets by attempting to predict future market price movements. By timing the...
The Surprising Benefits Of Early Retirement I Never Anticipated
In a previous article, I highlighted the negatives of early retirement nobody likes talking about. It might have seemed like the negatives of early retirement...
The Negatives Of Early Retirement Life Nobody Likes Talking About
Early retirement sounds great and it is great for the most part. But there are negatives of early retirement life that also needs to be...