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Get Rich Real Slowly

An overview of low-risk ways to save up money (savings accounts, CDs, index funds...) and how much of a scam each one is.

June 3, 2019September 2, 2019personal finance10 Comments
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I Am not a Tax Lawyer

The new tax plan appears to make deducting charitable donations harder, but that just means that effective altruists get to have more fun gaming the code. I offer five schemes to get tax benefits from your donations, just remember that I'm not actually a tax lawyer.

December 23, 2017December 25, 2017charity, personal finance, taxes11 Comments
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Familiar Finance

People have lent money to family and friends since money was invented, and I have been doing it since I was a teenager. So why is the internet unanimous in saying that it's a terrible idea?

February 27, 2017February 27, 2017finance, personal finance10 Comments

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