A lot of people find themselves ready to retire early. And there can be serious benefits to doing that. An early retirement gives people the chance to do things like travel when their health…
As one might suspect, the hope for anyone living the FIRE (financial independence, retire early) lifestyle is that they have the means and opportunity to live a good life. If they work hard and…
Most Americans don’t have $3.7 million, period. But this Reddit poster has $3.7 million in a single stock gain. On the one hand, that’s impressive. On the other hand, it makes me very…
Tony Robbins is one of the best-known, and most popular motivational speakers and personal coaches in the world. The author of a number of NY Times booklist best sellers, his Awaken the Giant Within…
The tariff-driven stock market downturn may cause some to re-evaluate their equity exposure. If you can’t handle volatility or don’t have a time horizon that’s long enough to stick things out until an eventual…
When my friend called me recently to complain that she was only getting a $400 tax refund this year, my initial reaction was, “Wow, that’s great.” My friend was taken aback because she…
New technology sectors inevitably splinter into specialization. When personal computers first launched, companies like Apple and IBM, who made computers, wound up kick starting specialization companies, like Microsoft for software, Cisco systems for routers…
Ben Franklin, known by many young people as the face of the 100-dollar bill, was an American icon of his day and one of Charlie Munger’s role models. Undoubtedly, the remarkable polymath who excelled…
Losing a loved one can be devastating — but so can having to figure out who gets what portion of that loved one’s estate. In this Reddit post, we have someone asking who…
A Reddit user has come into some money and is trying to decide how to distribute it among his three kids as an inheritance. The poster thinks the fair approach is to divide the…
The rise of the side hustle has undoubtedly created more opportunities for extra income. Today, Bankrate indicates that around 44% of millennials have some sort of side hustle, while 60% of Gen-Z respondents also indicated…
When it seems like every credit card has some rewards program or special benefit, how is one supposed to know which card to use? If you can’t afford the annual fee, are there still…
While much of the conversation about millennials and finance nowadays lean toward the idea that millennials have lots of debt and few financial benefits, this isn’t always the case. In fact, there are surprisingly…
A 49-year-old Redditor with a $25 million net worth and $3 million in annual income is ready to retire. He can easily cover his spending with a very reasonable withdrawal rate given how high…
A Reddit user built a successful startup, which gave him plenty of money to retire and set not just himself but also future generations up for financial success. Unfortunately, despite the fact he is…
