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November 2019

How to Get a Second Passport Based on Your Family’s Roots

Getting a new stamp in your passport can be exciting. And while you may already have a passport from the country you […]

He paid $1.50 an acre for barren Texas land now worth $7 billion

So much of the Permian Basin is under production that the lights glowing at night, on well pads and rigs […]

I looked into ‘house hacking’ to live for free, but there are a few reasons I’ve decided it’s not for me

As someone who’s obsessed with optimizing their financial life, I like to take advantage of any opportunity I can to […]

Inside a Siberian Crypto Mining Complex

In Siberia, cheap hydropower, cold climate, and abandoned Soviet industrial infrastructure has made the region of Irkutsk an attractive spot […]

This city’s real estate market is the least likely to tank during the next recession

The Federal Reserve may not be currently forecasting a recession, but sooner or later the U.S. economy’s fortunes will turn for […]

Insiders Are Buying Energy Stocks on the Cheap

Wall Street has rarely been this bearish on energy stocks. The sector makes up its smallest percentage of the S&P 500 index in […]

You’re fooling yourself if you think you can retire early with kids

The FIRE movement naysayers are right. Retiring early is nearly impossible if you have kids. Don’t be fooled by the […]

Here’s who really decides whether Trump is impeached and forced from office

How does the House of Representatives’ impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump compare to the one that forced Richard Nixon […]

An under-the-radar way to measure economic growth in China is painting a bleak picture

China’s true pace of economic growth is always hard to decipher, but the country’s lagging diesel demand could be a […]

This 50-year-old dog walker retired after making more than $1 million — working just three days a week

When Kristin Morrison was in her mid-20s, she had no idea what she wanted to do with her life. It […]