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One of the issues we frugal people despise is going through buyer’s remorse. We don't want to feel stupid or ripped off, so we tend to buy fewer things and experiences. Minimalism and early retirement go hand in hand. We're always looking for a deal, partly to minimize disappointment. And if we can get something […]

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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 or your loved ones could be screwed for life. Ultimately, life is a series of financial quests for survival before we die. If we don't […]

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I love startups and entrepreneurship. My obsession started when I was reselling Nerds candy in Taipei, purchased from the U.S. commissary store. To recognize and exploit a pricing arbitrage as a nine-year-old felt like winning the lottery every time a new batch arrived. In 1998, a year before graduating from William & Mary, I was […]

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Here is a question worth sitting with: which is actually harder to achieve, a top 1% income or a top 1% net worth? Most people assume income. The number sounds impossibly high, the competition sounds brutal, and the lifestyle of someone earning that kind of money seems reserved for a different species entirely. But after […]

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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 to build what they can imagine. The more important skill is investing. If you learn to invest, you can build lasting wealth and bypass the gatekeepers […]

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Growing up, my dad would grab a quick breakfast with us before vanishing into the workforce. He'd resurface after 6pm, visibly depleted. The highlight reel of my childhood memories: throwing a ball around the backyard, some genuinely fantastic family dinners, and the times he watched me lose tennis matches and delivered his verdict — “you're just […]

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The S&P 500 is up roughly 100% over the past three and a half years. At its historical average annual return of about 10%, you'd expect it to be up closer to 40–50% over that same stretch. That means there's an enormous amount of “free money” floating around, returns above and beyond what anyone had […]

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