This post is part of the TaxAct #DIYtaxes blog tour which empowers you to take ownership of your finances by doing your own taxes. TaxAct provides the tools and guidance to help you confidently file your taxes easy and fast. Do your own taxes today at TaxAct.com. You got this.  Thanks to the Washington D.C.'s Emancipation Day holiday, taxes this year aren't due until April … [Read more...]

When I left Corporate America in 2012 to work on Financial Samurai, I never considered working part-time for anybody else. My goal was to concurrently build passive income streams and online income in order to never have to work for anybody again. It wasn't until 1.5 years after being on my own that I began to feel the itch to assimilate back into day-to-day society. It gets … [Read more...]

Money, money, money. We all need it, but the way we use it and how much we each have of it varies so much. I’m fearful that in many parts of the U.S., more and more many people are developing insensitive, entitled attitudes that are stripping away the best qualities of being human. Recently I found myself wondering, will the widening income gap kill human kindness? Like It Or … [Read more...]

In a world full of opportunity and investment choices, figuring out to make the smartest career and investment moves for the best chances at achieving great wealth can feel overwhelming. Sometimes having too many choices and directions can be paralyzing. If only I could just win the lottery and become a billionaire overnight or pick up stock picking and become the next Warren … [Read more...]

When I was in college I had no idea how important building credit is and how much I would need a good credit score throughout my adult life. Thankfully my mom knew I should start to build credit as soon as I could so she co-signed for me on my first credit card. I didn't spend a whole lot, but I always paid my bills on time and over time I developed a strong credit … [Read more...]