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Unspoken Truth about Retirement

Words of wisdom from my favorite financial guru MJ DeMarco. Unspoken Truth You’ll likely end up dead before you can enjoy the fruit of retirement. The average life expectancy is about 77 years old.  That means, nearly half of us…

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5 Most Important Books

I follow a website on Twitter called the Daily Post. Every day it poses an interesting query like: What would it take to get you to move? What would you like 200 more of? A few days ago, the topic…

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Money Monday: Summer Edition

There are so many money topics to choose from. The American debt debacle. My search for a financial advisor. More insight from the Millionaire Fastlane book. But the hottest topic today and yesterday has been Burning Man tickets. Holy shit,…

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Money Monday: Value Your Time

One of the things MJ DeMarco talks about in his book—that I read while I’m sitting on the pot—is how little people value their time. He characterizes these people as living in the Slowlane and we see it all the…

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Money Monday: The Millionaire Fa$tlane

I’m reading what I consider the best book on achieving financial well-being. It’s called The Millionaire Fastlane by MJ DeMarco. Let me preface by saying this book has 121 Amazon reviews of which 110 of them are 5 stars. There…

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Welcome to my site, derived from an advice column I wrote while getting my MBA. I live in the San Francisco Bay Area. I give helpful, opinionated advice based on my own experience and from the expertise of my extensive network. For more, click here.

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