A few weeks ago, the financial world couldn’t stop talking about the old fisherman who, for the past 10 years, had secretly held onto a $100 million pearl… under his bed of all places. Although the complete lack of any kind of safe storage for the largest pearl ever discovered would personally make me a […]
Archives for September 2016
You Can’t Get Rich Living in Fear
Well, this week the majority of this site’s writing is coming to you from an actual professional, and not just my usual amateur ramblings. In case you missed it, Business Insider ran a feature story on me! The article includes plenty of juicy details I’ve never discussed on this site, including my yearly salary and […]
How One Brilliant Marketing Scam Created the $32,641 Wedding (Part 2)
Note: This article is part 2 of 2 of a series exploring the history of weddings, and just how their prices became so out of control. You can find part 1 here, although it’s by no means required reading. If you’re pressed for time or flat out lazy, you’re in luck – each post functions just […]
How One Brilliant Marketing Scam Created the $32,641 Wedding (Part 1)
Love is priceless. Or is it? A new study shows the price of love is actually very specific: $32,641. That’s the cost of the average wedding last year, a number which has grown larger and larger with each passing wedding season. Yes, weddings now have seasons. Similar to the National Football League, year after year brides-to-be […]
The Easy 401K Strategy to Kill Your Tax Bill and Retire a Multi-Millionaire
Last Updated: April 2018 October 21, 2015 marked a huge announcement which I’m sure many Money Wizards were eagerly awaiting. Aside from being the official Back to the Future Day… …the IRS also announced 2016 retirement plan limitations. For those who don’t care to sift through thrilling paragraphs that read like this: The Code provides that the […]
