Financial Samurai is the founder of the Yakezie Network. Through continuing education and hard work, Sam believes everyone is able to achieve financial independence and give back to the community with abundance. Together we'll slice through money's mysteries!
With the downturn in the stock market, interest in financial products as measured by click through rates have declined. Why would anybody want to sign up for a robo-advisor now when there’s a higher chance of losing money? We all know we should continue to dollar cost average in a downturn, but at the margin, more […]
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After seven years of blogging, I’ve decided to finally focus some energy writing about how to make money blogging. My online income is now greater than my passive income, which took 15 years to build. Meanwhile, 94% of the over 500 voters say they want to learn how to make their own money-making website in my latest poll. […]
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I’ve noticed something quite peculiar. Despite my blog’s traffic up more than 10X in the past five years, the number of comments per post have declined. I used to regularly produce posts that would regularly get over 100 comments during my earlier years. Nowadays, not so much. To figure out what went “wrong,” I did […]
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In 2008, I was just another fan of personal finance blogs. I loved following people’s journeys to achieving a particular net worth goal or paying down boatloads of debt they mistakenly gotten themselves into. Then shit really started hitting the fan in 2009 as the economy collapsed thanks to folks over leveraging themselves in the […]
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The great thing about a blog is that it’s always on. Unlike most of us, who run out of energy after 12 hours of work, a blog can keep working for us 24/7, 365 days of the year if our hosting company doesn’t crash! Good thing the data shows most sites are up 99%+ of […]
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To a lot of people, owning a new car represents many important things in life: independence, adulthood, convenience and a validation of success. But in addition to the many wonderful aspects new cars bring, they’re also quite the expenditure, and we’re not even talking about their initial price tag. Let’s break down all the costs […]
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Blogging reminds me a bit like cave exploration. Both were once unusual hobbies but have been gaining popularity amongst all sorts of people. Neither requires a lot of equipment or experience to get started. Plus, both blogging and cave exploring take creativity, organization and perseverance to be successful. Finally, perhaps most importantly, both involve finding […]
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I recently went to a independent publishers only conference in San Francisco hosted by Sovrn (Lijit Networks). Sovrn is an ad network company that was purchased by the once mighty Federated Media. I remember trying to join Federated Media’s ad platform in 2010, but couldn’t get in because Financial Samurai didn’t have enough traffic at the […]
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Untemplater: Congrats on your big hits! That is super impressive to get highlighted like that on Twitter and then to...
Financial Samurai: I agree. An upgrade is an inevitability. But I’m happy to let everybody go first with no...
Sensei: I’m admittedly biased on this topic because my day job is in the computer security space and I swim in...
ESI Money: Good stuff! I just had a similar event happen when Business Insider picked up a guest post I did for...Financial Samurai: Yeah, if you have a new site, do the switch. No downside really. Big sites… bide your time...
Giovanni Zappavigna: I just recently started a gaming blog, and I switched to HTTPS, for now, I don’t see a...
Adriana @MoneyJourney: Buying a car carries indeed certain expenses, aside from the cost of the car itself. Lucky us...
MrMoneybanks: Another perfectly timed read on your post Sam. I was recommmended last week to move to HTTPS by another...
Benjamin Davis: You know what? I don’t think the boost will be permanent so maybe its best not to change at all!Benjamin Davis: Great ideas Sam!Personal Finance Lifestyle Writing Contest
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