Editor’s Update: We published this series in 2014. Since then, thousands have worked through the 31-day money challenge, finding great success. Because it’s as relevant today as it was then, we are republishing it this year. We hope it helps you with your finances. As we begin a new year, it’s a good time to give our finances a makeover. So for the...
The great thing about the Financial Samurai community is that most of you are intelligent, hard working, non-delusional people who are willing to put in effort for reward. We could take the easy route and just focus on being super frugal to achieve our financial goals. But I think it’s far more interesting to see if we can grow our net worth to the...
Season 6, Episode 17 On this week’s episode of Freakonomics Radio: we continue last week’s conversation about the economics of sleep. We look at some research suggesting, for instance, that early birds really do get the worm. And then we look into the tactics — physical, mental, and strategic — of six-time hot dog-eating champion Takeru Kobayashi, who revolutionized the sport of competitive eating. What...
Think about the last time you received a job offer. Did you compare the pros and cons of accepting the new position? Perhaps you evaluated the differences in compensation, vacation time, and the cost of health care. Did you remember to include the cost of benefits you were leaving behind? I didn’t…until I made a costly 401(k) mistake. I left my job on...
Hello! Today, I have a great post from my blogging friend James. James and his wife paid off $62,000 in debt in just 7 months! James helps couples handle and talk about money without fighting at loveandmoneymatters.com. Enjoy his blog post about paying down debt below. Shortly after we got married, my wife Andrea and I got serious about our finances and paid off all...
Renting versus buying can be a difficult choice. Still, according to The Wall Street Journal, almost two-thirds of American households own homes. Many more own rental properties or second vacation homes. By contrast, a Gallup Poll found that only one-half of Americans own stocks. Home equity is the foundation of personal wealth in the United States, representing… Tax Benefits of Real Estate Investment Properties –...
Sure, practice makes perfect — but how you practice matters even more than how much. (Photo: Harry Engels/Getty Images) Our latest Freakonomics Radio episode is called “How to Become Great at Just About Anything (Rebroadcast).” (You can subscribe to the podcast at iTunes or elsewhere, get the RSS feed, or listen via the media player above.) What if the thing we call “talent”...