Most Popular Archives - Financial Samurai https://www.financialsamurai.com/category/most-popular/ Slicing Through Money's Mysteries Sun, 04 Jan 2026 05:38:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://www.financialsamurai.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/cropped-FinancialSamurai-Site-Icon-700x700-32x32.png Most Popular Archives - Financial Samurai https://www.financialsamurai.com/category/most-popular/ 32 32 Ranking The Best Passive Income Investments https://www.financialsamurai.com/ranking-the-best-passive-income-investments/ https://www.financialsamurai.com/ranking-the-best-passive-income-investments/#comments Sat, 01 Jul 2023 21:18:00 +0000 https://www.financialsamurai.com/?p=50110 If you're looking to achieve financial freedom before a traditional retirement age (60+), you must build passive income. This post will highlight the best passive income investments in our current economic environment. Passive income is the holy grail of personal finance. If you have enough passive income to cover your desired lifestyle, then you are […]

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]]> https://www.financialsamurai.com/ranking-the-best-passive-income-investments/feed/ 520 How Much Should I Have Saved In My 401(k) By Age? https://www.financialsamurai.com/how-much-should-one-have-in-their-401k-at-different-ages/ https://www.financialsamurai.com/how-much-should-one-have-in-their-401k-at-different-ages/#comments Thu, 01 Jun 2023 12:28:00 +0000 https://www.financialsamurai.com/?p=23893 Are you looking for a 401(k) savings guide? This post will go through how much I think you should have in your 401(k) by age in order to have a comfortable retirement in your 60s and beyond. My goal is for all of you to become 401(k) millionaires before your retire. I've been retired / […]

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]]> https://www.financialsamurai.com/how-much-should-one-have-in-their-401k-at-different-ages/feed/ 1139 The First Million Might Be The Easiest: How To Become A Millionaire By Age 30 https://www.financialsamurai.com/the-first-million-might-be-the-easiest-how-to-become-a-millionaire-by-30/ https://www.financialsamurai.com/the-first-million-might-be-the-easiest-how-to-become-a-millionaire-by-30/#comments Tue, 12 Jan 2021 12:08:00 +0000 https://www.financialsamurai.com/?p=27528 Want to learn how to become a millionaire by 30? Here’s my story on how I reached a million dollar net worth before 30. It involved a lot of luck, a lot of effort, and a lot of risk. I believe all Financial Samurai readers will eventually become millionaires due to disciplined saving and savvy […]

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]]> https://www.financialsamurai.com/the-first-million-might-be-the-easiest-how-to-become-a-millionaire-by-30/feed/ 359 The Average Net Worth For The Above Average Person https://www.financialsamurai.com/the-average-net-worth-for-the-above-average-person/ https://www.financialsamurai.com/the-average-net-worth-for-the-above-average-person/#comments Wed, 17 Jun 2020 10:08:00 +0000 https://www.financialsamurai.com/?p=26489 When it comes to your finances, everything is relative. To get ahead, you must outperform the average. If everybody is up 20% in their investments, have you really gotten richer? You have not. This post will discuss the average net worth for the above average person. Our goal is to outperform the average so we […]

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]]> https://www.financialsamurai.com/the-average-net-worth-for-the-above-average-person/feed/ 1039 The Rise Of Stealth Wealth: Ways To Stay Invisible From Society If You Have Money https://www.financialsamurai.com/the-rise-of-stealth-wealth-guide-to-staying-invisible-from-society-rage/ https://www.financialsamurai.com/the-rise-of-stealth-wealth-guide-to-staying-invisible-from-society-rage/#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2020 14:18:00 +0000 https://www.financialsamurai.com/?p=11779 Practice stealth wealth if you know what's good for you. Showing off how much you make and how much you have is not the way of the Financial Samurai. You will be crucified by the public if you show of your outsized wealth. People will also not give you credit for the risk you took […]

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]]> https://www.financialsamurai.com/the-rise-of-stealth-wealth-guide-to-staying-invisible-from-society-rage/feed/ 341 How Much Money Do The Top Income Earners Make? https://www.financialsamurai.com/how-much-money-do-the-top-income-earners-make-percent/ https://www.financialsamurai.com/how-much-money-do-the-top-income-earners-make-percent/#comments Sun, 12 Apr 2020 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.financialsamurai.com/?p=15382 Ever wonder how much money do the top income earners make? Once you know how much the top income earners make, then you can better shoot to be a top income earner yourself. After all, everything is relative when it comes to money. You're not rich making $500,000 a year when everybody else is making […]

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]]> https://www.financialsamurai.com/how-much-money-do-the-top-income-earners-make-percent/feed/ 1344 Explaining Why The Median 401(k) Retirement Balance By Age Is Dangerously Low https://www.financialsamurai.com/median401k-retirement-balance-by-age-is-dangerously-low/ https://www.financialsamurai.com/median401k-retirement-balance-by-age-is-dangerously-low/#comments Fri, 10 Apr 2020 14:54:00 +0000 https://www.financialsamurai.com/?p=30661 The median 401(k) retirement balance is low. With such low median 401(k) retirement balances by generation, it may be harder for a large swatch of Americans to retire comfortably. This post interviews various people with low 401(k) balances who explain why their 401(k) balances are so low. You likely won't be able to live off […]

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]]> https://www.financialsamurai.com/median401k-retirement-balance-by-age-is-dangerously-low/feed/ 197 How Much Savings Should I Have Accumulated By Age? https://www.financialsamurai.com/how-much-savings-should-i-have-accumulated-by-age/ https://www.financialsamurai.com/how-much-savings-should-i-have-accumulated-by-age/#comments Wed, 08 Apr 2020 16:14:00 +0000 https://www.financialsamurai.com/?p=32829 Savings is the foundation of good personal finance. This article will discuss how much savings to accumulate by age so you can achieve financial independence and retire comfortably. It's important to have savings targets at every age to keep you on track. When it comes to building wealth, you don't want to just wing it! […]

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]]> https://www.financialsamurai.com/how-much-savings-should-i-have-accumulated-by-age/feed/ 244 How To Retire Early And Never Have To Work Again https://www.financialsamurai.com/how-to-retire-early-and-never-have-to-work-again/ https://www.financialsamurai.com/how-to-retire-early-and-never-have-to-work-again/#comments Thu, 12 Mar 2020 10:08:00 +0000 https://www.financialsamurai.com/?p=25268 There's nothing better than being free to do whatever you want. However, unless you're born with a multi-million dollar trust fund, you'll unfortunately have to work for your freedom. This article will discuss how you can retire early and never have to work again. You can follow my savings guide to increase your chances of […]

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]]> https://www.financialsamurai.com/how-to-retire-early-and-never-have-to-work-again/feed/ 333 Scraping By On $500,000 A Year: Why It’s So Hard To Escape The Rat Race https://www.financialsamurai.com/scraping-by-on-500000-a-year-high-income-earners-struggling/ https://www.financialsamurai.com/scraping-by-on-500000-a-year-high-income-earners-struggling/#comments Sat, 01 Feb 2020 23:28:00 +0000 https://www.financialsamurai.com/?p=50087 Can you imagine scraping by on $500,000 a year? Well, believe it. Thousands of households living in expensive cities are running on this never-ending treadmill. It's only when you can lock down expenses, save and invest aggressively, will you ever escape the rat race. They've got big mortgages, private school tuition to pay, and fancy […]

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