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Life Is Simply One Financial Quest After Another

As I approach 50 in mid-2027, I’ve been thinking a lot more about responsibility, legacy, and mortality. What I’ve realized is that responsible adulting is hard. One misstep and you.

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Learning To Sell Is Just As Important As Learning To Invest

The decade-long advice to “learn to code” is losing its edge. With tools like Claude Code handling the heavy lifting, a basic three-month online course may be all anyone needs.

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The Rise of Arrogant Listing Agents in A Hot Real Estate Market

After the final day of swimming and tennis at the sports club we’re dropping, I took my kids to an open house in San Francisco. My wife was on a.

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Be Safe and Live: Don’t Work in AI When the Revolution Comes

For those who work in AI, let me share a cautionary tale based on history. You may be getting incredibly rich right now, but there’s little point in being rich.

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A Financial Dilemma: Save Your Parents, Your Children, or Yourself

After publishing my piece on the shocking cost of eldercare, a question kept nagging at me that I couldn’t shake: when money is finite and the people you love are.

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FIRE Psychology During a Stock Market and Economic Downturn

As someone who’s been writing about FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early) since 2009 and actually leaving full-time work for good in 2012, it’s been quite an interesting ride. For the.

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How To Improve Your Home’s View With Foresight and Patience

In a previous post, I debated whether it’s better to buy a home with a bigger lot or an amazing view. One key point was that unlike increasing livable square.

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Finding Purpose In Retirement Or Unemployment Is Easy

One of the biggest fears workers have about retirement is losing their sense of purpose. That fear is not unfounded. It is one of the negatives of early retirement nobody.

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A Crashing Stock Market Is Great For Our Children’s Future

One of the biggest conundrums parents face is managing their own emotions when a stock market, real estate market, or any other risk asset takes a dive. On one hand,.

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The Pain Of Selling A Home Too Soon In A Rising Market

Recently, a home in the beautiful Forest Hill neighborhood of San Francisco was listed for $2.4 million. It had four bedrooms, three bathrooms, and a modest 2,250 square feet. The.

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