Let me get more personal with you. I’ll show you my primary residence. You might relate well to a real life example. But this isn’t about crown molding, oil-rubbed bronze cabinet…

On August 15th, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon basically said "goodbye" to tying dollars to gold. He announced that creditor nations could no longer redeem their debt...

The median sales price of existing homes has risen from $294,400 to $363,300 year-over year. That’s accelerating appreciation at its finest. People still ask me, "How in...

Most people think that owning a home is a financial asset. That’s not true. Rich Dad said, “A home is a liability, not an asset.” An asset puts money into your pocket every month. A home takes money out of your pocket every month. Though owning a home is rarely a good financial…

Which group of people are typically better humans - members of a wealthy group or a poor group? Some say that money is the root of all evil. No, lack of money is the root of all evil. In the history of the world, no one has ever pulled up in a Rolls Royce to rob a...

Personally, I like 40-year mortgages more than 30s. It would lower your payment amount and increase your cash flow. It slows your leak of cash into equity. That's good, because financial freedom is achieved when money flows the opposite direction - equity into cash...

I come from a great family. My brother and I grew up loved by two parents in a stable home. They still live in the same, humble, 1900-built Victorian house in upstate Pennsylvania. They have owned it continuously since 1974. I'll soon celebrate my parents' 50th...

My personal inflation rate just edged higher... again. Yesterday, I discovered that my neighborhood drive-thru car wash increased their price from $16 to $18. (And the car dryer still doesn't last long enough.) Inflation, debt, and taxes are three wealth thieves. Rich...

Kathleen makes $40,000 per year. I think it's clear that she needs more income. She seeks investment advice. Here's what Kathleen got. Click below. One achieves financial freedom by successfully converting enough equity into cash flow. A paid-off home achieves the...

My personal inflation rate just edged higher. Last week, when it came time to pay for my Chicken and Bacon Ranch Melt sandwich at Subway restaurant (always on flatbread), for the first time...I was asked to leave a tip. I was surely the only customer that day to...

Let’s get fundamental for a minute. Monetary inflation is an expansion in the money supply. That makes sense. Whatever expands can be said to “inflate”. Over time, the more popular inflation definition seems to have morphed into inflation’s result. That is, price inflation, a.k.a. the…

My first-ever property was that seminal, blue Anchorage, AK fourplex. I scraped together $11K for a 3.5% down payment FHA loan on the $295,000 purchase. At the time, I didn't even realize that I was positioned to be the beneficiary of financial leverage. Sheesh, I...