After tax cuts were introduced in 2018, making more money has never been more profitable. Not only did the top federal marginal tax rate get cut from 39.6% down to 37%, the income threshold for the top federal marginal tax rate also rose from $418,400 to $500,000 for singles and from...
If you live in a country where inflation is historically not so high, then chances are the pace of rent and property price appreciation will normalize (slow). If and when inflation does normalize, then you might not get as high of a price for your property in the future. Given interest ...
Jimmy Fallon mentioned to Pete that he didn't have to get engaged in order to be a guest on the show. "But I did though," Pete replied. When asked how his engagement to Ariana is going, Pete said, "Yeah, I feel like I won a contest. So sick. It’s f*cking lit...
Did I happen to read more smart articles to my left on economics? Or did I happen to flirt with a lot of women in NYC, almost all of whom are to my left on economics? Perhaps I sat down to read those articles because I met those women. It’s impossible to disentangle the two. I...
She explained: “Look, every woman has her own experience, but I have climbed with women who did not want me to do well because they were comparing themselves to me, or preferred to be the center of attention. I’ve felt emotionally assaulted by women while climbing, but have never felt...
Looking for homes in winter can have big advantages, especially considering that the right time to buy a home really comes down to you. “Homebuying generally calms down a bit as the holiday season and school years start again, and builders are often trying to close out their year wi...
but he did not want to bury the hatchet in his forehead.” He continued: “Now, would it have made all the difference? An operative like me knows that you take advantage of what you have. And we had a money advantage, and we had a momentum advantage. And we let him ease back in...
t quite have an understanding of how bad it would be when my student visa ended. In my naiveté, I was confident in my abilities. I really did everything I could to get the H1 visa. I would be on a job and ask them to sponsor me and they’d say they wouldn’t be able to at...
My step two is doing a“fear-setting” exerciseon paper, in which I ask and answer “What is really the worst that could happen if I did what I’m considering? And so what? How could I undo any damage?” Below is a real-world example: the journal page that convinced me to write...
I wasn't her brother, father or boss. I kind of gave her a generic, “you should do what makes you happy” when she asked for my advice. I didn't want to tell her to leave her husband because I was too afraid of what would happen if she did. What if I gave her advice that...