Financial Samurai

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Dear Readers,

In 2009, the world was falling apart, and my net worth was taking a beating. I thought it would be a good idea to start a personal finance site to help myself and others make sense of chaos. After all, I had spent 10 years working in the finance industry, got my MBA from Cal, invested and saved aggressively, and still got financially rocked!

Since the financial crisis, more than 20 million visitors have stopped by Financial Samurai to learn, share, and grow. Financial Samurai delves deeper into investing, real estate, retirement planning, career strategies, money philosophy, and more, so we can all achieve financial independence sooner, rather than later. Every article is written based off first hand experience to provide the most helpful insights possible. Money matters are too important to be left up to pontification.

Financial Samurai has been highlighted in major publications such as Forbes, The Wall Street Journal Online, Business Insider, The Consumerist, The Sydney Herald, The Chicago Tribune and The Los Angeles Times. I’ve also done interviews with AARP, Newstalk Radio 910AM (KKSF San Francisco) and Bloomberg.

Read my latest articles on https://www.financialsamurai.com and subscribe to the Financial Samurai podcast, http://financialsamurai.libsyn.com/

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Sam

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Apr 17, 2025	Self-made millionaire who retired at 34 with $3 million: My recession money rules	In 2012, only a few years removed from the Great Recession, I achieved financial independence and retired early at 34. Before that, I spent 13 years working at financial institutions like Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse. While the United St...
Feb 2, 2024	I bought a bigger house, and the buyer's remorse hurts. My family didn't need it, but I still think it'll be worth it.	Real Estate I bought a bigger house, and the buyer's remorse hurts. My family didn't need it, but I still think it'll be worth it. As told to Jordan Pandy 2024-02-02T16:21:36Z Share icon An curved arrow pointing right. Share Facebook Icon T...
Jan 10, 2023	Why MetaTrader 4 can make Trading Much Easier	David Thompson, Tech Times 10 January 2023, 02:01 pm (Photo : Why MetaTrader 4 can make Trading Much Easier) Trading platforms are excellent tools for investment and spread betting, and MetaTrader 4 is one of the world's most popular. Find ...
Jan 10, 2022	Be aware: Your company is watching you	Call it the public service announcement to start off your year: If you’re working at a startup where IT is a little fuzzy, policies are evolving as the company is being built and the organization is evolving quickly, you’re at higher risk t...
Aug 18, 2021	U.S. Millennials: Home Ownership And The Growing Chasm Between Aspiration And Reality	According to estimates from the U.S. Census, by 2019, the millennial generation overtook Baby Boomers as the most populous generation. Numbering over 72 million people, it represented a larger group than Generation X at some 65 million, and...
Jul 16, 2021	3 Keys to Making Millions That Business-Strategy Books Won't Teach You	July 16, 2021 5 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. If you have your sights set on that seven-figure mark, it’s likely you’ve read many business books to help get you there. The latest strategies, sales f...
Dec 8, 2020	10 Top Personal Finance Bloggers to Follow in 2021	Coins spilling out of jar - personal finance.Photo by Michael Longmire on
Nov 18, 2020	How To Reach Retirement Freedom In Just 10 Minutes	Closeup shot of a woman with white shirt holding red heartshape alarm clock indoor. Female hands ... [+] holding alarmclock. Shallow depth of field with focus on the alarm clock. getty
Sep 24, 2020	Investors' Guide To Multifamily Real Estate Syndications	Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Disrupt Equity. Learn more about investment opportunities by visiting our website.
May 22, 2020	Need Proof That College Rankings Don’t Matter? Ask The Editor Of Science	The Editor in Chief of Science, H. Holden Thorp, published an editorial calling for the immediate suspension of both college rankings and standardized exams. In the piece he wrote, Dr. Thorp expressed great concern about the plight of under...
Jan 21, 2020	Legal And Regulatory Experts Weigh In On The SEC’s Proposed Changes To The Accredited Investor Status	Jay Clayton, chairman of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) nominee for President Donald ... [+] Trump, adjusts his microphone before testifying during a Senate Banking Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on...
Sep 26, 2019	How Investing in Stocks Moves the US Economy	Investing in stocks can have a significant impact on the US economy as well as individual consumers. The US economy constitutes a business and financial investing, government investing, consumer spending and labor. Stock prices can drop or ...
Feb 23, 2019	These 3 people have cracked the code to making major profits while working fewer hours per week. Here's how they did it.	iStock Some people are able to make thousands of dollars from passive income alone. Advertisement Some people have said they've been able to make thousands of dollars by working a few hours per week instead of working a more standard salari...
Sep 17, 2018	The 9 Craziest Ways These Millennials Are Saving Money To Retire Early	Maybe it was coming of age during the Great Recession and seeing their parents' retirement savings disappear. Or perhaps they're motivated by the ideas of investment and wealth management. Or maybe they just don't like their day jobs.
Feb 1, 2017	What Is a Good Income for an “Average” Entrepreneur?	If you check out the self-help section of a bookstore, you'll find a subsection on financial health: books that will speak to making your first million by age 35. You will find titles such as Rich Dad, Poor Dad, The Millionaire Fast Lane, T...
Aug 17, 2012	As Label Funds To RIAA Dry Up, Top Execs Still Make Over $1 Million	Just a few days ago, in mocking the MPAA/RIAA filing with the US’s IP Enforcement Coordinator, we noted that they mocked Kim Dotcom as being arrogant and wealthy, but ignored the fact that their own execs made a ton of money. We specificall...
	Hawaii is the ‘perfect place to retire by the beach,’ says millionaire—but there are 3 big downsides	In 2012, at 34 years old, I left my investment banking job and retired early with a net worth of $3 million. Currently, I live in San Francisco with my wife and two young kids. But since 1977, I’ve regularly traveled back and forth to Hawai...
	He saved 70% of his income to retire at 34—why he’s no longer ‘hyper-frugal’: I ‘got into deprivation’ and wasn’t happy	Brandon Ganch, known online as the MadFientist, retired in 2016 at just 34 by saving aggressively and keeping his spending lean. While he doesn’t regret the wealth built by his “hyper-focus” on saving 70% of his income, “I could have taken ...
	The 17 habits of millionaires who started small and retired young	This article was translated from our Spanish edition using AI technologies. Errors may exist due to this process. Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. It takes a lot of diligence and dedication to retire young when...
	Should you rent or buy a house? Use the 'BURL' rule to avoid financial regret, says real estate investor	When it comes to maximizing your lifestyle and net worth, the question "should I rent or buy" is one of the most heavily debated. Even if you already own your home or apartment, it's a good exercise to regularly consider whether l...
	Self-made millionaire who retired at 34: This is the biggest mistake early retirees make	If you’re hoping to retire early, you’re going to have to do quite a bit of math. Those in the FIRE movement, which is all about attaining financial independence so that they can retire early, aim to save and invest large portions of their ...
	A 45-year-old who's been 'fake retired' for 10 years shares the surprising lessons he learned when he tried to retire early	In June 2012, at 34 years old and after 13 years of working in investment banking, I wanted out. So I decided to negotiate a severance, retire early, and live off passive income through my rental properties, stock dividends and e-book sales...
	Millionaire who bought a home at 26 regrets paying off his mortgage early: ‘This is the biggest downside no one tells you’	In 2003, I purchased a 1,000 square-foot, two-bedroom, two-bathroom house in San Francisco for $580,000, with a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage of 4.25%. At 26 years old, I had put almost all my savings into the 20% down payment. Over the next ...
	46-year-old early retiree who had $380,000 a year in passive income heads back to work—here’s why	For the first time since 2012, Sam Dogen is getting a day job. That’s the year that Dogen quit his job as an investment banker, having spent 13 years working, saving, investing and generally burning himself out. At age 34, his portfolio and...
	45-year-old who retired with $3 million says 'getting rich' didn't make him happier—here's what did	In 2007, at 30 years old, I achieved a net worth of $1 million. I had saved 50% of my $150,000-per-year salary, invested 90% of every annual bonus, and had a few successful real estate investments. Surprisingly, reaching that milestone didn...
	If you're an aspiring homeowner, use the 30/30/3 rule to figure out what kind of house you can afford	It can be tricky to determine what kind of home you can afford as a first-time buyer. SDI Productions/Getty Images Sam Dogen lives in San Francisco with his wife and their young son, and runs the blog Financial Samurai. For aspiring homeown...
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	This early retirement strategy is ‘delusional thinking,’ says multimillionaire who retired at 34	Sam Dogen is one of the pioneers of the FIRE movement — short for financial independence, retire early. When he began writing on his website, Financial Samurai, in 2009, Dogen, along with other financial influencers, carved out a definition...
	Warren Buffett's investing success boils down to 3 key characteristics that may be genetically determined	Warren Buffett loves a good deal — and it may be the secret to his success. Rick Wilking / Reuters Warren Buffett is one of the most successful investors ever, using an approach known as value investing. Value investing is essentially the o...
	Venture Debt: Benefits & How To Pick A Lender
	‘The data is very clear’: One key element leads to increased happiness in retirement—3 ways to get it	It’s been a rough few years for retirees — well, if you ask them anyway. Less than half — 48% — of retired Americans between the ages of 62 and 75 report being very satisfied with life in retirement, down from 62% in 2020 and 53% in 2022, a...
	The classic retirement model is dead, says self-made millionaire who retired at 34: 'You just have to count on yourself'	Under a traditional model, American workers were said to be able to rely on three sources of income to fund their lifestyle in retirement: pensions, Social Security and personal savings. Over the past few decades, however, what experts once...
	Early retiree who earned $380,000 in passive income last year: Your ‘best option’ for making money while you sleep	Sam Dogen knows a thing or two about passive income. By the time he left his investment banking day job in 2012, Dogen, the founder of Financial Samurai and the author of “Buy This, Not That,” had built up about $80,000 in annual income out...

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Parsers VC has collected 34 articles mentioning Financial Samurai, among them “Self-made millionaire who retired at 34 with $3 million: My recession money rules” (Apr 17, 2025) and “I bought a bigger house, and the buyer's remorse hurts. My family didn't need it, but I still think it'll be worth it.” (Feb 2, 2024).

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