Why the Wealthy Aim to Suppress the Middle Class

I recently read a post on Financial Samurai questioning whether wealthy and powerful people are trying to keep the middle class down. After going through the comments, I was shocked that most people responded with a firm “of course not!” and only a few tentative “maybes,” mostly suggesting that the rich just want to keep […]

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Maximizing Your Time and Joy in the Early Stages of Retirement

On Make Money Your Way, we’re celebrating our 6-month milestone. Did I reach my goal of earning $3,000 by this point? Click to find out… In early retirement, one question that often comes up is how to fill your time and manage relationships when you’re no longer working a 9 to 5 job. Life can […]

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Charming Compact Residence in Guatemala: Week 41 Update

Ugh, these past couple of weeks have been a real challenge. My boyfriend was away, and I was bogged down with the arduous process of dividing my 90 acres of land into 100 smaller plots. Originally, we considered splitting it into 260 plots, but that seemed too complicated to get approved, and the more we […]

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