Find Your Fief

As a Samurai Investor, your primary goal is to obtain ownership of your first fief. A fief is a money-producing asset based on a human need. Food, shelter, and supply chain assets are the most common form of modern-day fiefs.   Investors with fiefs will benefit from a captive audience in that people will inevitably HAVE to do business with you. […]

Green Investing

The way of the Financial Monk is the way of Minimalism.  Minimalism is a lifestyle where one reduces the number of responsibilities one has to maximize control over their lives.  By learning to live with less, those who practice Minimalism can live fuller and more peaceful lives.  One of the central tenants of Minimalism is having a minimum impact on […]

A Knight’s Guide to Buying your 1st Home

War…. That is the simplest way to describe it.  For there is no greater action one can take to solidify their security, than buying their first home.  However there are many enemies out there who do not want you to succeed in this endeavor, for they are the ones who profit most from your debt enslavement.  Your landlord doesn’t want you to […]

A Warrior’s Guide to Unemployment

A Warriors Guide to Unemployment Black smoke fills the skyline.  Your sword hand is throbbing with pain.  You look around you and see the ruins of what once was.  Arrows litter the ground, the once proud watch towers are doused in flames, and the very foundations of your castle walls have come crumbling to the ground.     You try to stand […]

Shaolin Sacrifice: How ditching your car can save you Half a Million!

The Shaolin Investor seeks to sacrifice material possessions in order to achieve peace.  Sometimes the best investments we can make isn’t buying something, but rather, removing something from our lives.  And for the modern soul, one of the biggest expenses is their transportation.  Often times the benefits of car ownership far outweigh the costs.  While giving up car ownership might […]

A Knight’s Guide to Retirement

As Knight Investor, you are the investor trusted with guarding the stability of your kingdom.  You will fight many battles, encounter many recessions, and lose many allies along journey.  But every Knight must remember that their time is a Knight is temporary.  There will come a time when you will need to lay down your sword and let the next […]