Personal Finance

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Tax-Free Wealth Book Review & Summary

Tax-Free Wealth Book Review Rating 5/5: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕 If you hate taxes like the rest of us, yet know that there is,...
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4 min read
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Good debt vs bad debt

When I was a kid I was told to avoid sugar at all costs, attempts from my parents to keep me...
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The Simple Path to Wealth with Dumpling

The Simple Path to Wealth Book Review & Summary

The Simple Path to Wealth Summary Rating 5/5: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕 Ever feel overwhelmed by investment advice? The Simple Path to Wealth might...
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6 min read
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Money Move: Setup a Vanguard Brokerage Account

Ready to make your money work harder than a savings account? Welcome to your first brokerage account – the launchpad for...
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4 min read
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Vanguard Index Funds

Imagine turning $100,000 into $1.5 million instead of $930,000. Sounds too good to be true? It’s not – it’s just the...
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3 min read
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Should we tax unrealized capital gains?

Imagine watching your Tesla stock soar from $100 to $1,000, making you a paper millionaire – but then getting a tax...
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10 min read
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How much money should you save each month?

While the unfortunate answer to this question is almost always “more”, I bet we can find some data-backed baselines that make...
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4 min read
Die With Zero Book Review & Summary

Die With Zero Book Review & Summary

I’ve read 8 Personal Finance books this year and always write notes for myself. I realized that most people could benefit...
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5 min read
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Money Move: Spending Journal – The Easiest, Science-based Approach to Reduce Spending

Now that I’ve used a superlative like “easiest”, I feel like I need to back up this money move with some...
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4 min read
The 4% Rule and how to find your number for retirement

The 4% Rule: How Much To Save For Retirement

One of the first and most important financial questions to answer when discussing retirement is how much do I need to...
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5 min read