Reading Time: 5 Minutes (Voice on screen) “He turns, he shoots, he scores!!! GOOOOOAAAAAALLLLL”. “YEAH BABY!!!” A voice in front of the TV yells. It is a young man, his face flushed, his voice hoarse – the excitement and relief is palpable. Suddenly, the young man turns… Oh, hi there folks – excuse the outburst, been meaning to play some good ol fashioned FIFA for a while now. NEED a break OKAY, deserve it. Sigh, but since you’re here, I know what it is you’re after… the latest in The Frugal Samurai right? (Looks at the TV forlornly, where a soccer game is paused mid-way through the second half). No,…
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Cannabis… The New Frontier?
Reading Time: 3 Minutes “WHEW!” The agent looks up, she is startled. “Sorry I’m late, but my name is TheFrugalSamurai and I’m here for the inspection…?” ~~~ That’s right folks! Been like a busy bee these last few days working on the next couple of real estate deals. Sadly between this and juggling full-time work, the blog has been put on the backburner a little bit – ARGH! Hate it when that happens but can’t be helped. We only have 24 hours in a day right! BUT finally have a spare couple of minutes to let everyone know that don’t worry – I’m still here, still very much alive, still…
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From Small Things Big Things Grow!
Reading Time: 4 Minutes What’s up guys! Welcome back for another installment of your favourite Frugal Samurai! There’s a general sense of optimism in the Frugal Samurai household recently because we’ve been attending a number of weddings in these last few weeks – Kev/Di, Viv/Juju, Cosi/Nick, Spencer/Jess – all whirlwind romances. You know how it is at weddings – where the weather is glorious, the venue is amazing, people look beautiful and where, the bride and groom are radiating perfection. All that good vibes can’t help but rub off on ya right? Every time we attend one it reminds me of that magical day in April when MrsFrugalSamurai and I…
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A Day In the Life of a Stock Position!
Reading Time: 5 Minutes Hi guys! Back again for another edition of your favourite Frugal Samurai? Of course you are! What a difference a few days make eh, I mean following on from the previous post (read here), where I was around $3k in the hole from gambling investing in the stock market – the market’s turned a fair bit and now my position is sitting around break-even. Goes to show you how quickly the market can move up and down doesn’t it! And you know they always say to “never” be emotional about investing, but there’s a reason why so very, very few people actually make money in the…
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Down $3,000 in the Share Market… What Now?
Reading Time: 5 Minutes “Hurry up and get ready!” “Yeah, I will – but gimme some TIME!” “How long do you need?” “Just WAIT!” So went the terse conversation between MrsFrugalSamurai and I just then. You see boys and girls, I’m writing this as we prepare to attend the wedding of our friend Juju. That is, I’m writing, MrsFrugalSamurai is preparing. So for the last hour and a half, I’m just waiting like the sucker I am… Waiting… waiting… which reminds me of something… Ah yes! I’m also waiting on something else. I’m waiting to claw some of those dollars and cents back from the recent stock market carnage! So…
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What Does the GFC Have To Do With Peanuts? Read to Find Out!
Reading Time: 7 Minutes Hallo meine Damen und Herren, willkommen zu einer weiteren Ausgabe der Frugal Samurai… Warte, Warte COUGHS LOUDLY TWICE. Ah, that’s better. Apologies – I had my German voice on. Should be fixed now. Anyway… Hi guys! How’s everyone doing today? Ain’t it yucky here in Old Sydney Town – old mate Harry and his missus Meg brought the British weather down under, CRICKEY! Wait a tick, too much Aussie… COUGHS AGAIN. Sorry guys, having trouble finding my inner voice this morning… Let’s start again shall we? So this week, there’s been a bit of media attention of where the “next” GFC will come from (e.g. here…
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Australian Household Wealth Update – and How YOU Can Get There!
Reading Time: 6 Minutes Ever wanted to know how Aussie household wealth is doing? Well, it seems like the gap between the have’s (them) and the have-not’s (us) is increasing. That is to say, methinks dem rich are gettin’ richer. But don’t just take my word for it – the latest Roy Morgan (amazing research guys) Wealth Report has shown that the biggest gains in the past decade have been among the wealthy top 10%. What about us poor buggers in the bottom 50%? Our share of private wealth fell from a measly 3.9% (yes, 3 point freaking 9) a decade ago to… 3.7%. “Shakes head” Just wow, those at the…
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Is the Trillion Dollar Company Here to Stay?
Reading Time: 4 minutes Howdy there fella! Whatcha up to? Stopping by for the latest fix of TheFrugalSamurai? I don’t blame ya! But bear with me a little please, it’s the morning after of the buck’s party for my friend Bubu. Mind you, after the passing of my Grandma recently, I wasn’t quite in the mood for excessive celebrations and called an early night. But that’s not to say that we didn’t have a great get-together. Between all the drinking and cheering and light misdemeanours – I managed to have a few words with a couple of the guys about investing and the markets in general. “Yeah, I prefer Vodka myself…
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5 Quotes to Help You With Stock Market Uncertainty
What’s happening people! We live in such exciting times don’t you think? I mean, did you notice what happened in the last couple of days in the global stock market? VOLATILITY. Hell yeah, risk-on, risk-off baby. Why are you so excited TheFrugalSamurai? Because volatility creates excitement! It creates headlines and articles and EYEBALLS PEOPLE. No more slow news day, Huzzah! We live in the information age – so no sooner did the gargantuan point drops in the DJIA and S&P 500 transpire than all sorts of reasons were spouted: “The Machines – Hasta la vista, baby” “Inflation – Rise of the Balloons” “Interest Rates – Return of the Yield King” But…
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4 Things I Gained From Losing $40,000
It’s December boys and girls! Don’t you just love it! Summer’s finally here in Old Sydney Town and everywhere you look people have that look of hope and joy and love in their eye. It’s true what they say about the weather and how it affects people’s moods – have a look at this, unless you club baby seals in your downtime – it’s hard not to feel some warmth. MrsFrugalSamurai-to-be and I spent our weekend diligently planning our upcoming wedding next year. We even interviewed a couple of wedding photographers. “Do you have a camera?” S…si senor “Can you take pictures with it?” Si senor “You’re hired”. But senor… I here…
